Chapter 16: The Fierce Battle (I)

From the surprise attack of the Federation on the Republic transport fleet, to Cecilia's heroic ramming of the Union mothership with the TR-735, to Robin's armed seizure of the ship after sneaking aboard the ship with an escape hose. The speed with which the whole situation turned out was completely unexpected, and the situation that had been one-sided at first began to quietly reverse after Robin's attack.

Now, after receiving an urgent call for help from the captain of the Federation warship, all the Federation commanders who were desperately attacking the bridge of the Republic transport ship were so anxious that they couldn't believe that their mothership would be counterattacked by the Republic transport ship, which was already helpless. And if the mothership is captured, then even if they can capture the transports of the Nine Republics, they will not be able to return to their Raymond Federation alive.

As a result, all the attacking troops withdrew from the battle at the first time, quickly boarded their assault boats, and activated the automatic return procedure, preparing to go back to rescue their mothership that was under attack.

At this time, on the turret of the TR-735, Andy and Evan happened to work together to take out the four ship-based batteries of the Federation mothership, and the nine assault boats that suddenly appeared on their radar became new targets for them to vent their fire.

Compared to the lightning attack speed, the speed of the assault boat returning is not fast, at least this speed is already within the range of Andy and Aven, and now that the two transports on both sides are connected to each other, even if the returning assault boat has stopped at the launch port of the Federation Army's 'Ray' transport, Andy and Aven can rely on the naked eye to lock on and shoot them down. Therefore, the advantages and disadvantages have been completely reversed in the current situation, and it is no longer an impossible task to block 9 assault boats with two 70 mm caliber rotary machine batteries.

Now, time and speed are the keys to victory for both sides. If Robin is able to conquer the bridge before the returning troops reach the Union Mothership, he will win the final victory in this encounter. But if Andy and Evan can't stop the nine assault boats from returning home, and Robin returns to the mothership before he conquers the bridge, the miraculous comeback directed by Robin and Cecilia will also be in vain.

This is understood not only by Robin, but also by the captain of the Federation warship. He decisively closed the corridor gates and ordered all the ship's crew to join the battle, in order to be able to delay Robin's attack, in an attempt to allow him to spend his precious time in the corridor battle, and to buy time for the returning troops.

However, Colin had been prepared for this hand of the captain of the Federation war. Before the assault began, he spent a minute or so deciphering the Union Army's computer code and gaining control of part of the aisle gates. Therefore, the Federation captain's attempt to block Robin's breakthrough with the gate was simply unrealizable, and the firepower defense he had built up by relying on the terrain near the gate was the biggest obstacle in Robin's path.

"Lee! ~ Sniping off those firefighters, we can't waste time in this kind of place! ”

At the gate of the transport's warehouse No. 1, Robin's team is met with a frantic attack by the Federation Army. The defensive network composed of four Federation infantry and more than a dozen crew members trapped Robin and his team in Warehouse One, and Colin's radar constantly showed that there were red points of light representing the enemy approaching here, if it dragged on like this, Robin and his team were likely to be completely trapped in the cage of Warehouse One.

"Don't rush, I'm trying to figure it out."

Looking at the narrow gate, Li Jian frowned and thought hard. Due to the current unfavorable terrain, everyone in the squad is blocked inside this gate, and the defense line built by the Federation Army outside can use the terrain advantage to block the exit of the gate, in this situation, even a sniper like Lee is unable to carry out an effective counterattack because there is no sniper point.

"Huh?" As Lee carefully surveyed the environment of the warehouse, he suddenly noticed a row of pipes resembling vents at the edge of the warehouse's dome. The warehouse, on the other hand, is filled with dense metal boxes, which if the boxes are piled up to that location and the ventilation ducts are removed......

"You, you, help me get those boxes there."

Lee quickly called the names of several team members and asked them to pile up the boxes in the warehouse at that location as quickly as possible.

Seeing that Lee had already made a move, Robin's agitation gradually calmed down, and he began to hold a folding shield and constantly try to counterattack through the gate, using grenades and agile mobile fire to threaten the defense line built by the Federation Army.

Perhaps because Robin's sudden increase in firepower had attracted the attention of the Federation Army, they didn't notice that at the junction between the walls of Warehouse 1 and the dome, a rectangular ventilation duct suddenly moved, and then the ventilation duct was quietly removed, and a black hole barrel was drilled out of it.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Lee, who finally found a suitable sniper position, fired four shots in a row, and shot down the four Union soldiers who were the core of the defense line.

In addition to the four Federation infantry who had already been killed, the rest of the people were originally a group of crew members who had stubbornly picked up their guns, and when the situation was superior, they might be able to hold the line, but when the four Federation infantry they regarded as protectors were killed instantly, blood and death completely broke their fighting spirit.

Many frightened crew members dropped their guns and turned to run, while those who still held out were also a beat slower in their movements because of their lack of battlefield adaptability.

"Rush! ――”

Robin, who accurately captured this fighter, rushed out of the gate with an arrow step, and used the cover of the folding shield to flash the sparse bullet rain with a curved movement, instantly approaching the federal defense line.

Having lost their grip on the terrain, the gun-wielding crews were nothing more than a herd of lambs to the slaughter in front of Robin, and in a matter of breaths, Robin shot down some of the most threatening firepower points with precise points, while the remaining ones who had begun to flee were shot down one by one by the Marines who rushed out one after another.

"Let's go!"

Having overcome the line of defense built by the Federation Army, Robin quickly advanced with his gun in hand. At this moment, his position was very close to the bridge, and the eagerness for victory in his heart made him eagerly quicken his pace, so that he ignored the increasing number of forks and rooms around him.

Bang! ――

Shortly after Robin crossed a fork in the road, a sudden gunshot interrupted Robin's progress.

He looked back sharply, only to see a large-caliber energy projectile hit a Marine running at the back like a meteor. The powerful impact of the energy bullet cut off the team member's body like a sickle, and slammed it into the wall, leaving a shocking blood mark.

"There are snipers!"

Li leaned his back against the wall for the first time, and quickly calculated the position of the opponent's sniper according to the trajectory of Fang Cai's shot.

Just as Robin and the others were about to move closer to him, Lee waved his hand to Robin, peeled off a piece of chewing gum and threw it into his mouth: "You guys go first......"

Seeing his move, Robin immediately understood that Lee had encountered a formidable opponent, and he would only chew gum when Lee was nervous. And a sniper with a favorable sniper point is enough to take out them all, so Lee doesn't want Robin to consume all of them here. He is also a sniper, and plans to have a one-on-one sniper battle with the other party.

"I'll be waiting for you on the bridge." Robin nodded vigorously at Lee, gritted his teeth and quickly left with the others.

A short time later, Robin, who was about to pass the next corner, heard a gunshot behind him, which made his heart clench.

"No, Lee won't lose. He's the best sniper! ”

Forcibly restraining himself from turning back, Robin ran forward. He knew that at the bridge gate not far ahead, the Federation had set up a strong defensive line of more than thirty people, and if they couldn't break through there, everyone would have to die here.

Robin can't afford to lose this battle, and he definitely can't lose!