Chapter 16: The Fierce Battle (Part II)
At the moment of breaking out of the narrow walkway, the terrain suddenly became wider, and the eight marines immediately dispersed and changed into a V-shaped formation.
At this moment, Robin appeared in front of a split-level bridge. In the wide bow area of the Federation Ray transport, the bridge is not only the location of the cockpit, but also the place where the other crew members work, which makes the terrain here quite complicated, and its open split-level structure gives the defending Federation army an absolute commanding height and terrain advantage.
Normally, a squad of eight recruits would have been considered a foolish suicide to assault a 30-man line of defense that held the absolute high ground. However, in the current situation, Robin had no choice but to gamble his luck and fight for the only chance he had.
Bang! Bang! ……
The moment Robin's squad dispersed, countless energy projectiles engulfed the eight Marines who rushed out of the aisle like a sweeping storm.
Robin carried a folding shield and scurried in the dense rain of bullets, almost using his hands and feet to hide behind a metal ladder. The energy bullets that followed immediately hit the metal ladder and flew in all directions, and the stray bullets that shot out almost flew past Robin's cheeks.
However, the Grim Reaper did not take a fancy to Robin after all, and he narrowly escaped with the cover of the metal ladder, and began to fight back with accurate point shots. Not everyone was as lucky as Robin, as three of the eight Marines who rushed out at the risk of death were torn apart by sharp energy bullets before they could take a few steps, while several others, including Colin, were slightly injured.
For now, the situation is still quite unfavorable for Robin, who are suppressed by the ferocious fire of the Federation Army. And except for Robin and Colin, the other Marines are all stepping on the real battlefield for the first time, and in the face of this desperate situation, they obviously lack the ability and self-confidence to deal with it, which makes the Federation defenders calmly get out of their respective bunkers and move closer to each other, in order to form a more dense firepower to suppress Robin and others who hide in bunkers and refuse to take their heads.
"Damn, you have to rush up!"
Robin gritted his teeth and raised his gun to send out a rain of bullets, but before he could start charging out, he was suppressed by the concentrated fire of the Federation Army.
Rumble! ――
Suddenly, the metal ladder that had endured countless bullets and rain baptism finally couldn't support it, and with the breaking of a bracket, the entire metal ladder collapsed in a piercing hiss, and Robin, who was hiding in it, took advantage of this opportunity to throw away the folding shield, and when the federal soldiers subconsciously strafed the folding shield that turned into a black shadow, Robin flipped it with one hand and quickly turned to the already inclined staircase.
At this moment, occupying the high ground, the MX8 heavy assault rifle in Robin's hand suddenly turned into the scythe of death, shooting down those exposed Union soldiers one after another. But the good times didn't last long, Robin's brave performance immediately attracted more firepower for him, and without the protection of the metal ladder, Robin was completely exposed to the opponent's firepower at this moment.
With a 'poof', Robin, who gritted his teeth and fired at the Federation Army, was finally shot, and an oncoming energy projectile directly pierced Robin's shoulder, but while falling on his back, Robin struggled to throw out two grenades and roll on the ground.
Rumble! ――
The sudden explosion of fire blocked the view of the Federation troops, and the shrapnel flying from the grenade caused them to scramble for shelter.
Taking advantage of the stagnation of the Federans' ferocious firepower, Colin rushed out of bunker with two large-caliber pistols and rushed into the Federans' position in the face of the incoming heat.
Robin, who was injured in his left shoulder, was not far behind, and endured the great pain and took a few jumps to instantly close the distance between him and the Union line. After using the MX8 assault rifle to sweep down several Union soldiers who tried to fire at him, Robin shook the gun in his hand hard, and while knocking one person down, he pulled out a tactical knife tied to the outside of his thigh, and slashed open the opponent's chest.
The hot plasma splattered out, staining Robin's goggles and his vision. At this moment, he was as fierce as a wounded beast, using the corpse of a federal soldier as a shield, carrying the corpse and crashing headlong into the crowd.
Through the corpse in his hand, Robin picked up his right hand holding the knife and stabbed it into the ribs of the person facing him, and with a twist of his wrist, the sharp blade immediately pulled out a huge wound. He then threw away the corpse and swept a man down with a roundhouse kick as if he had an eye in the back of his head, but before he could make up for it, he was kicked in the chest and flew upside down like a kite with a broken string.
"Ahem......"
Robin, who fell to the ground, coughed up a mouthful of blood, but before he could breathe, he pushed hard with one arm and jumped backwards with a backflip. At the same time, a powerful slash hit the place where he was lying, and suddenly, the huge force made the entire bridge metal frame begin to shake vigorously, and the stressed steel plate was already overwhelmed and completely collapsed.
"Third-Order Power!"
Seeing the other party's amazing destructive power, Robin couldn't help but tighten his fists, half-crouched on the ground, and looked at the other party like a leopard ready to pounce.
At this moment, the situation on the battlefield has evolved from a mid-range firepower suppression to a close-range and tragic white-knuckle battle because of Robin, and those Marine recruits who survived were also inspired by Robin and Colin's bravery, and fought hand-to-hand with each other with red eyes.
In this kind of face-to-face fierce tear-up, it is easy to accidentally injure friendly troops by shooting rashly, so heavy firepower with super penetrating power such as assault rifles is completely ineffective. Pistols and sabers became weapons used to tear each other apart, but the crew members who picked up their guns on the fly were obviously unable to adapt to this mode of combat, and in the face of the Marines approaching quickly, the pressure generated by the tension almost made them subconsciously press the trigger in their hands to strafe, but at this distance, the professionally trained Marines could easily dodge the shot by evading the action, so their strafing fire caused unexpected confusion in addition to accidentally injuring friendly soldiers.
Several Union soldiers who were fighting the Marines were accidentally shot down by stray bullets, further weakening the Union Army's melee forces, and Robin and his Marines once again saw hope of victory.
However, for Robin, who is currently in the midst of a fierce battle, he wants to be able to solve the difficult opponent in front of him rather than a victory that is already close at hand.
The short-haired man with the rank of second lieutenant had a strength that Robin couldn't match, and in the face of his third-order power, Robin couldn't even parry. Moreover, through several tentative fights, Robin discovered that this second lieutenant of the Federation Army possessed at least two orders of speed and a first order of agility in addition to his third-order strength.
Although slightly sluggish in terms of reflexes, this second lieutenant of the Federation Army is obviously an offensive warrior, and under his fierce attack like a storm, Robin is overwhelmed, and can only rely on the first-order calculation power and first-order perception to predict the opponent's movements in advance, so as to dodge. But in this messy battlefield, Robin had very little room to dodge, and he was soon forced into a corner by the federal lieutenant.
With his back to the wall, Robin gasped violently like a wounded bull. He hunched his back and stared at the Union lieutenant who was pressing on him with a tactical knife.
His body had actually reached its limit, the injured left shoulder had numbed his left arm, and the excessive blood loss had made Robin's vision blurry. But what was even more serious was the chest and abdomen that he was kicked hard, he could feel that his ribs had broken a lot, and the broken bones were even inserted into the lobes of his lungs, which made his breathing quite difficult, and the tearing pain in his body drained the strength of his whole body.
"You're a good fighter, but unfortunately, you weren't destined to win this battle."
After the second lieutenant of the Federation smiled hideously, he suddenly rushed straight at him. At the same time, Robin, who had already realized the consciousness of dying in battle, also gritted his teeth to meet it.
Click! ~
With a crisp crack of bone, the second lieutenant punched Robin's left arm, which he was blocking. But Robin had already suppressed his pain nerves with 'subtlety', and despite his left arm, which had been completely twisted in reverse, he stabbed the federal lieutenant in the crotch with a lightning strike.
"Roar! ――”
The pain caused the Federal Lieutenant to let out an angry roar, and he flew up and kicked Robin in the abdomen, and threw a three-edged thorn out of his sleeve, piercing Robin's right chest and pinning him to the wall.
"Ahem! Cough! ~”
Large puffs of blood poured out of Robin's mouth, and he felt his body temperature drain rapidly, the intense vertigo that continued to eat away at his mind like a spell.
Not far in front of him, the second lieutenant of the Federation was also stained red with blood from the wound. He half-crouched on the ground in pain, covering the bleeding wound with his hands, and at the same time took out a bottle of hemostatic medicine from his pocket to help him heal.
However, just as he trembled and opened the cap of the needle of the hemostatic potion, intending to inject himself, a bright red suddenly appeared behind him. Before he could turn back, a sharp scalpel severed his central nervous system.
With an incredulous look, the second lieutenant fell straight down.
Not far away, several Federation soldiers who witnessed this scene panicked and wanted to rush over, but after a few ghostly jumps of the red figure, the crowd sprayed a bewitching and deadly scarlet blood mist.
"Who...... Who is ......?"
Robin, who had become unconscious, tried his best to see the figure clearly, but the gradual darkness completely swallowed the last light in his eyes, completely cutting him off from the world......