Chapter Ninety-Nine: Alice's Pocket Watch
Heavy black mechs pressed against the road like giant tanks, causing the ground to tremble, and as the warring sides drifted into wartime, the sound of artillery fire became more frequent.
In the distance, square hive rockets were fired one after another, then slicing through the air in various twisting trajectories towards the heavy mechs in the streets.
In the face of such an attack, the black steel mechs sank, reducing the area of the bombs, and then allowed these rockets to bombard the surface, blasting all kinds of fire.
Waiting for the flames and smoke to clear, and aside from some post-bombing scratches on the surface, these heavy black mechs are unmistakable, displaying surprising protection.
"Ordinary rockets can't blow up the black hammer's mecha, their body is made of the most advanced black-veined steel in the other party's group, and it is imprinted with several layers of arcane veins when casting, which has certain extraordinary characteristics and is extremely strong." The commander of the 'Burning Iron Energy' looked out from a distance, and then commanded with a few people beside him.
"Bring out the iron-burning shells from Underground Warehouse 3, and that batch of ammunition can be used against the mechs of 'Black Hammer Heavy Industries'."
"Yes, sir." Then the group began to deploy, and the front line was temporarily retracted.
At night, although it was dark, the fires and searchlights burning throughout the city made it not much different from daytime, and the war continued, with men from both sides blocking the intersections and simple fortifications at the street entrances, blocking the possible offensive routes of the other side.
At this time, on the top of a high-rise building in the west of the city, Ti Lan and his party were overlooking the burning city.
"According to the previous agreement, I will send you away, but I can't work in vain, you must pay me enough in advance." Red Hat explained to them.
"No problem." Jinsenke waved his hand, this is also the time not to save some money.
"Follow me." After receiving the money, Red Hat picked up his personal terminal, contacted a certain little brother to confirm the situation, and then took the group to start the transfer.
They first moved with the help of the rooftop of the tall building, and then moved into the dark alley on the ground, although there were many patrols along the way, but because the red hat knew the pattern of their patrol in advance, they happened to avoid it every time.
In this way, the group shuttled cautiously, slowly leaving the downtown area and coming to the outskirts of the city, where no one lived, it was very deserted, and the two sides did not set up many checkpoints.
"That's it." Standing at an intersection, the red hat stopped.
The road in the distance leads to the wilderness outside the city, and in the dim moonlight, it is very silent and desolate, and there is no light on the land, only endless Gobi and ruined buildings.
"I'm leaving the war-torn city, but the future isn't very good." Jinsenke patted the dust off his body and sat down on a stone step to rest.
"It's not okay to go into the wilderness, but it's a good place to rest, and we can stay here for a few days." Shelian analysis.
"This is the outskirts of the city, if the two sides chase after us, we can leave at any time, or we can hide with the help of this large area of urban ruins, and if the situation in the city is stable, or if there are other opportunities, we can also enter the city again to find opportunities."
"You can take the initiative to advance and retreat, rather than passively accepting the results inside."
"It's not early today, let's find a house to live in and rest first." Phyllis proposed.
Among the ruins on the outskirts of the city, there are many dilapidated buildings, some of which are slightly intact, and it is not difficult to find a place to live temporarily, but because there is no bedding, it may not be so good to sleep.
The crowd began to look for a suitable location, and soon chose an old-fashioned Western-style restaurant, which was decorated with a retro interior and a discarded fireplace, which was just right to use.
The group gradually settled down, and then took out the dry food and food they had brought with them, and prepared to warm up the meal.
"Don't you eat Tilan?" Deloris saw the dark-haired girl standing by the window, looking at the sky in the distance reflected by the firelight, as if she was thinking about something.
"Eat a little, but I'll go out and see what's going on in the city later." The girl said to her companion in advance.
"Are you alone, wouldn't that be dangerous?" Delores didn't know much about the girl's abilities, unlike Aaron and the others who had actually fought against her.
"It's okay, it's a lot easier for me to move alone." Tilan shook her head, reassuring her worried friend.
Aaron walked over and handed the girl a piece of chocolate, then said to Delores, "Don't worry, our elder is very strong, hehe." ”
In this regard, Deloris frowned slightly: "This is not a school, in case there is an accident......
She was a little dissatisfied with Aaron's relaxed attitude, Tilan may have performed well in school, but looking so delicate, if she is besieged by the enemy, no matter how good her talent is, it will be difficult to deal with it when she has not fully grown up.
"Kinsonk." Deloris looked at the other influential member of the team, although she usually didn't like this cousin, but the two were related after all, and they could still say a few words.
"Me?" Kinsenk stroked his hair a little cluelessly, and then walked over.
After hearing Delores' concern, he touched his chin, "Indeed, if it is a bit dangerous to let the president go alone, it is safer not to send two people with him." ”
"Okay, I know you're a little worried, so let's just let Valk and Phyllis come over and be my assistants." The girl had no choice but to mediate like this.
"Well, it should be safe." Deloris thought about it again, then crouched down slightly, lifted the skirt from her waist, and took out a small object hanging from the inside of the skirt.
It is a delicate pocket watch with a silver case with a fine pattern on the bottom, white hands on the inside and vines and roses on the inside.
"This ......" Jinsenke looked at the pocket watch that Delores had taken out, his face was surprised, and then he looked closer and saw that the pattern on the bottom of the pocket watch was a rabbit wearing a hat.
"Uncle actually prepared this kind of thing for you, no wonder you come out with confidence." He looked at it with a little envy.
"What is this?" Ruby looked curiously at the exquisite, art-like pocket watch.
"This is Alice's pocket watch, a special prop for the giant company 'Alice's Pocket Watchmaker', and it is with this special prop that they are famous for and have been standing tall." Kinsenke introduced.
"This is an extraordinary item with a time standstill, and the price of each item is almost sky-high, and most of them need to participate in auctions to obtain, and in order to ensure that this item is not misused and maintain the price, this giant company will only sell a very small number on the market every year."
"If you encounter sudden attacks and attacks, you can rely on this pocket watch to freeze the time around you, so that you have enough time to react and respond, and because of this characteristic, most of the high-ranking officials at the top of the federation will wear them, which also makes many assassinations ineffective."
"Many companies have tried to crack the secrets of this prop, but no one has succeeded for hundreds of years, and the timer of the 'Three Hands Workshop' has a similar effect, but compared to the 'Alice's pocket watch', it is also very different."
"Let's take it first, it's safer for me to stay here, so I don't need this for the time being." Placing the pocket watch in the girl's hand, Delores hugged her again.
"This ...... Actually, no. "I can't say that even if she doesn't have these kinds of props, she can achieve a similar effect, or even go further.
"Don't worry me." Deloris spoke in the girl's ear, causing the brunette to blush slightly.
"Okay, I'll give it back to you when it's over." The girl had to take it for now, she thought about it, and took out a pendant from her pocket (actually from the storage space), and the silver chain had a dark blue gem on it.
"This is for Delores, it's a prop I made before, and it also has a certain protective effect." In fact, what is more important is the role of positioning, if Delores is really in danger, she can arrive in time.
"Then I'll take it." Delores was glad to put the pendant around her neck and put it on her chest.
"Okay, it's not too early, you guys rest first, and I'll go with Valk and Phyllis to explore the situation." After getting ready, Ti Lan said goodbye to the others for a while, and then left the rest place.
Watching the three of them disappear into the night, Kinsenck looked at Delores, who was sitting by the fire with a pendant, and then at the other group who were preparing dinner and resting, and he walked over to N.
"Teacher, aren't you worried about Tilan?" He felt that the teacher was too calm today.
"Tilan? I'm worried, I'm worried that she'll have an accident. N leaned against the windowsill next to her, clutching a beer can from nowhere.
"What about you?"
"However, there is a limit to worry, and I also have the duty to protect you, so I can't follow along." He shook his head and drank his hand-cold beer.
"Do you think that there is no power around Ti Lan to protect it?,Don't worry,This lovely girl is the heart of the school park.,Those old men don't worry about me alone.。
"And who else? How did I not know along the way? "Kinsenke is also interested at this time.
"How do I know?,I'm just a teacher after all.,And I'm not a director of the school park.,But as long as you use your brain a little bit.,Look at the sky.,It's understood.。
"Heavenly?" Jin Senke looked out the window at the bright night sky, which was full of stars, giving people a very empty and beautiful sky.
"Could it be a satellite?" If you use a special satellite to track their trip, almost everything that happens along the way can be monitored by high-definition satellites.
But this kind of thing,Although he is also the heir of a big business,But Jin Senke doesn't think he can be so important.,Let the school park mobilize a satellite to pay attention.,After all, this involves too much.,And it has to be reported to the star field government.。
"Forget it, I don't bother to guess, since the teacher is so confident, I'll treat you as if you have all kinds of back-ups." Jinsenke didn't bother to think about it, this would be a little sleepy, after all, he was hiding XZ today, and it was also very unsafe in the city before, and he hadn't rested much.
Then he went to the fire, got a hot can, and began to eat his supper.
"What a broad-hearted child." N looked at Jinsenke, who gave up guessing and thinking, and couldn't help but wonder, this guy is also free and easy.
However, Deloris can actually get the special props of 'Alice Pocket Watchmaker', this is not a simple thing, so it seems that the influence of the 'Incense Workshop' in the Central Star Field is not small, it stands to reason that the 'Incense Workshop' is a good luxury brand, but the influence is only limited to the four leaf crystal star field, and N's thoughts drifted to the other side.
On the other side, Ti Lan led the two of them through the tall buildings, and finally stopped on a rooftop, which was probably located in the middle area, and the line of sight was very good.
"That's it." Ti Lan stopped suddenly.
"My strength, you should also know something, in the face of the situation here, it is not dangerous." Saying that, she turned around, her long black hair fluttered gently in the night breeze, and her whole temperament was also very different from usual, and it was even colder.
"President......" Phyllis still wanted to persuade him, although that night, he saw the scene of the frozen earth of Tilan, but he was still a little uneasy.
The girl, who knew what he was thinking, shook her head, then looked at Valker, "You and Phyllis stay here, and I'll let you know if there's something going on." ”
"Understood."
Valker directly accepted the order, his strength can be said to be in the top three in the team, and he knows the strength of the girl in front of him better than others, although it is all sequence 4, but even if it is 5 transcendents with the same strength as him, it is difficult to beat the girl in front of him.
"I'll go first." Nodding slightly, the girl jumped off the building, her clothes and hair blowing in the falling air, and then her figure flashed and disappeared into the night.
"Is this gone?" Looking at the place where the girl disappeared, Phyllis was still a little surprised, and finally slowly believed that the president of their club was not the kind of delicate, gentle and harmless girl everyone imagined.
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Moving quickly from tall building to high-rise, avoiding the illumination of various lights, and without the drag of her companions, Tilan's speed became faster and faster, and she let go of her perception, and everything around her in the dark night was clearly reflected in her mind, allowing her to easily avoid the eyes of the people around her.
After a long journey, she stopped in front of an old house, jumped directly from the second floor of the house, and then opened the drawer facing the window, and took out an envelope with sketches outlining the location and markings.
This is where Red Hat had told her to store her materials, and the sketch shows where the headquarters of Burning Iron Energy is located, and where its top leader may be.
Go to the burning iron side first, and then go to the black hammer side after the end, and try to end the task before dawn, otherwise it will be useless to stop only one side, the girl silently thought about the plan in her heart.
Soon, she disappeared into the night again, and in the distant complex, crimson mechs weaved between the streets and the tall buildings, constantly moving, avoiding local fire and bombardment, and then relying on the machine guns on their shoulders to strafe the people who were fending off.
At the center of these crimson mechs stands a high-walled complex of steam and steel, where workers and self-discipline units weave through to refine otherwise crude materials and forge them into tools of war.
From time to time, the red soldering iron fell, imprinting burning symbols on the newly manufactured guns and mechs, and these newly produced ordnance were quickly distributed to the members of the group to arm them.
Despite the darkness of night, the fighting in the city did not stop, and the two sides were still looking for a breakthrough for each other.
(End of chapter)