The Legendary Mechanic - Chapter 108

Chapter 108


Just by looking at the headlights, Han Xiao figured out the enemies' military composition—all armored vehicles, and they were fast-approaching . Troops armed with heavy firepower were running close behind .

The next moment, the mercenaries in the manor began firing . Heavy machine guns were blasting and roaring continuously . Flashes of flames on muzzles became an attention-grabbing source of light among the darkness of the night . Han Xiao glanced over for a moment, and soon, his mind was put at ease . The enemy had limited numbers and average firepower, so they would not be able to penetrate the curtain of machine gun rounds made by the mercenaries .

Pong!

Sniper shots were heard from the central fortress; they came from the Hornet Brothers . The two shots were extremely accurate, hitting right on the targets .

Han Xiao looked over at his area and realized that it had a limited range of vision and tough angles . Most likely, only those enemies who slipped through the net would accidentally barge into this area . However, it just so happened that a small team of enemies had infiltrated this place . He raised his Red-Falcon before he aimed through the scope and fired . The shot pierced through multiple enemies' necks at once, pumping out masses of blood fog .

Big beard guy was initially skeptical of Han Xiao's ability, but after taking a few looks at him when he was not occupied, he was secretly shocked and knew that he no longer had to worry about this Mr . Black… because Han Xiao had made every single shot . Therefore, he stopped turning around to supervise Han Xiao and left that area entirely to him in comfort .

The battle only lasted for half an hour, and the enemies suffered great losses . They did not even manage to get within two hundred meters of the manor . Han Xiao managed to take down nine enemies in total .

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First round completed . You gained 20,000 EXP .

Change in Quest Requirement

Second Round Requirement: Defend the River Valley Manor .

Duration: 3 Days

Reward: 80,000 EXP

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The first wave was too simple, and the EXP rewarded seems to be very little . But the increase for the second round is not too bad .

Han Xiao rubbed his chin . The first round gives 20,000 EXP; the second round rewards 80,000 EXP . Based on this increment, the third round may yield me 320,000 EXP, and the fourth round would be more than a million EXP . Stop, I am just dreaming here . "

But honestly, the third round would at least reward him more than 150,000 EXP .

Han Xiao felt it was a waste of time to do the second round, which would last for three entire days, but he quickly changed his thought . He could stay there and earn some EXP by borrowing the facilities and workshops from the Mechanics there to repair the mercenaries' equipment for free .

Han Xiao had always been a doer . Once he made up his mind, he immediately went to the logistics area to find the local mechanics . They were mostly pseudo-mechanics who had learned some repair skills for their secondary job . There were only two proper Superhuman Mechanics there .

"You want to help us repair equipment?" One repairman was startled . "You are a Mechanic?"

Han Xiao began proving himself directly through actions . He took a pistol on the worktable and disassembled in just a few movements before he assembled it rapidly, like he was performing magic . The whole process flowed smoothly, lasting less than two seconds . He was no longer the newbie in the Germinal Organization who took forty seconds to assemble a pistol . With the add-on effect of his various skills, his ability in making and assembling machinery had reached a level beyond that of an ordinary person .

The group of repairmen agreed to Han Xiao's request without hesitation—they were even slightly eager to welcome him .

The repair jobs were dreary and tiring, and they did not even get extra pay for it . When someone unexpectedly wanted to take on this tough job, they were all too eager to throw all the work to this legitimate Mechanic that appeared out of nowhere .

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Before dawn, Chen Li walked into the logistics area while carrying a spoilt machine gun . He was looking for a Mechanic that he was familiar with to repair his gun .

"Wang Xi, help me repair this machine gun . "

Wang Xi was a skinny middle-aged male . He wore a vest and was napping at the side . As he heard the voice, he opened his eyes and gave Chen Li a glance .



"Leave the gun there . I will repair it when I am free," he said in a rather laid-back manner .

"Would you please hurry up with this? I may need to use it in the day . "

Wang Xi was getting impatient . "Alright . Alright . I will repair it for you later . "

Chen Li had no choice but to leave it to him . Although Wang Xi was ill-tempered, he was a legitimate Mechanic Superhuman with excellent skills . Only he could help him since he did not want the machine gun to malfunction again at a critical moment during the next battle .

After Chen Li left, Wang Xi shut his eyes again and returned to napping .

After five minutes, he heard footsteps approaching once more . He opened his eyes impatiently before he realized it was Chen Li again .

"What are you so anxious for? Once I have time, I will repair it for you, so stop bothering me . " Wang Xi was clearly irritated .

Surprisingly, Chen Li shook his head and said, "Return the machine gun to me . I will get someone else to repair it . "

Wang Xi frowned . Although he was annoyed by Chen Li's repeated disturbances, he did not wish for the weapon to malfunction again . After all, he was also housed inside the manor .

"Other people's skills are not good enough . Once the sun rises, I will repair it for you, okay?" he replied .

However, Chen Li was adamant in wanting to have his machine gun back . "It's fine . The other guy's skill is better than yours . "

Wang Xi was instantly infuriated by the comment . Everyone knew everyone else in a small logistics area like this . The other legitimate Mechanic was not even as good as him, let alone the bunch of repairmen .

Who are you trying to bluff?



But Chen Li was very insistent . Wang Xi had no choice but to return his gun . When he saw that Chen Li was walking to the other side of the logistics area, he deliberated for a moment before he decided to follow behind . He wanted to see who this Mechanic, who was supposedly better than him, was .

As he arrived at the scene, Wang Xi was shocked by what he saw—the bunch of low-class repairmen were crowding around a man in black, and they stared at him attentively with looks of amazement, jealousy, and curiosity .

Wang Xi was dumbfounded after he took a proper look at the man .

The man in black moved his hands at lightning speed, like a phantom, to operate all sorts of equipment rapidly . By doing so, he was repairing several weapons simultaneously in a natural and flowing style . It was so smooth that he did not even need to pause and think . Wang Xi had never seen any technique like this—he was definitely a higher-class Mechanic!

Originally, the repairmen had only the mindset of pushing their repair jobs to Han Xiao so that they could relax . But when Han Xiao started his repairing process, his technique, which was extremely speedy, quickly grabbed all their attention . They were intoxicated just by looking at it and wanted to note down his every single step . Many details of the technique were massively inspirational for them .

If they possessed an interface, the follow message would have appeared .

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You gained insights from observing Han Xiao (LV 34) repair machinery . Repair skill proficiency increased .

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The other Mechanic, who was of a similar standard as Wang Xi, was also observing Han Xiao with a look of obsession .

To Wang Xi, Han Xiao's technique was flawless; to be exact, his standard was not high enough to perceive any flaws in Han Xiao's technique . He felt somewhat dispirited and wanted to walk away, but he could not make himself do it . He could not resist the desire to stay there and continue watch Han Xiao's repair work . He was deeply conflicted .

Han Xiao was engrossed in his repair work and did not care about what others around him thought . As a result, his EXP increased speedily . The effect of [Meticulous Repairs Lv . 1] was considerably better than ordinary repair skills—they were not skills from the same class . The more basic weapons and machinery could be repaired quickly and easily . Han Xiao could even have been more efficient if not for the lack of better equipment .

For the next three days, other than taking some rests in between, Han Xiao was continuously involved in battles and repairs . Four waves of enemies attacked the manor in this period of time through variety of methods, including a speed boat attack, an armored vehicle attack, and a stealth raid . One group of enemies wore frog-suits and attempted to infiltrate the place by diving through the river on the west side . They were spotted and killed by the snipers .

The enemy's attacks were gradually increasing in intensity . Han Xiao could sense, with his perspicacity, that the guards in the manor seemed to be getting too weak at defending against the enemy's attacks . Numerous days of continuous high-intensity battle were taking a toll on their psyche, and the effect of their accumulated exhaustion was erupting . As a result, errors and casualties started appearing on the battlefield .



The mercenaries' struggle did not have much of an impact on Han Xiao . He was feeling at ease with handling his small area by shooting down all the enemies that went into it . At the same time, he realized that there were more and more 'fishes that escaped the net' and entered his area . It seemed that the Hornet Brothers were slowly showing their incapability in handling attacks with such intensity .

Three days passed without any problems . When the first light appeared in the sky, a message was sent immediately to the Interface .

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Round 2 Complete . You received 80,000 EXP .

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Not bad, but the third round is probably going to get really tough .

Han Xiao was awakened from his nap .

He had received a grand total of 180,000EXP from completing the quest, working on machinery, and killing enemies . He was rather satisfied with the efficiency .

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Change in Quest Requirement .

Third Round: Defend against the next wave of attack

Reward: 150,000 EXP

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Han Xiao cursed; he had a bad feeling about this round of the quest .

The next wave of enemy was most likely very powerful, and there was a ninety percent chance that the mercenaries would not be able to defend against them .