The Legendary Mechanic - Chapter 143

Chapter 143


Stunning enemies was a tactic commonly used by psychics . Their strong willpower resistance was their strength . However, burst grenades would cause a sense of dizziness at a physiological level because it caused ear fluid imbalances . Therefore, despite the strong willpower resistance psychics possessed, endurance was key in this case . That was the biggest weakness of all psychics, leaving them defenseless .

Hila immediately suffered damage from the attack . Agony was all over her face as she stumbled from one side to another like a wave .

No matter who Hila was, during a battle, she only had one identity—enemy! Han Xiao knew no mercy and continued shooting coldly . The bullets landed all over Hila's body . Eventually, when the bullets ran out, he set the Electromagnetic Hover-boots to the highest power, and before Hila could retaliate, he kicked Hila . She flew up into the air, knocked onto the railing, and finally fell into the river .

The river was stained with blood as Hila's body sank . Han Xiao did not believe that Hila would die so easily, and there was no news on the interface . He expected that after all these attacks, Hila would be able to recover soon enough, but there was no need to worry for the moment .

This enemy is so difficult to kill; I can't just tackle her right now .

As this thought flashed through his head, Han Xiao then had time to think about Li Yalin, a team mate from the past, who was now looking at him with shock .

"Black Phantom?" Zhang Wei asked carefully . He could not help but feel a sense of familiarity .

Zhang Wei did not seem to not recognize him, and that was great . Thinking about the feud between the Germinal Organization and Zero, it was best if he continued hiding his identity . Han Xiao's eyes sparkled and heard Li Yalin suddenly yelling, "Han Xiao‽"

"Han Xiao? Who is that? I think you've got the wrong person . "

"It's you! Stop pretending! I could recognize you even if you turned into ash!" Li Yalin gnashed her teeth .

Damn, how did she recognize me? Based on my polished acting skills, how could I still be exposed‽

Han Xiao was dumbfounded .

This young lady is really unpredictable!

Members of the troops were stunned . They were doubtful about Li Yalin's judgement, but at the same time, they were a little convinced . At that moment, Han Xiao, who was in full black, holding Berserk Eagles in both hands, suddenly revealed his own face .

"Oh, that's what you actually look like…" Zhang Wei murmured as he finally understood why Han Xiao had always worn a mask in the past .

In the past, when they were working together for Division 13, Han Xiao had always worn a mask . Members of the troops never saw what he looked like and never knew Han Xiao's true identity . At the moment, they thought that the face they saw on the facial simulator was Han Xiao's actual face . They had expected him to be quite handsome .

No one expected that the famous Black Phantom would turn out to be a former comrade . Everyone was puzzled; had he been that strong in the past? Why didn't he show that, and why did he want to leave Stardragon to become an assassin? The higher-ups seemed to have acquiesced, too .

Wait, he became the Black Phantom of the Dark Net Organization, and the higher-ups were so ambivalent about it; was this actually a secret mission?

"You got it wrong . No time for nonsense now, the enemies are here!" Han Xiao said sternly .

Li Yalin raged . "It's no use even if you deny!"

Right! The higher-ups must have sent him for a secret mission; that's why he cannot reveal his identity! Could it be that Stardragon is going after the Dark Net next?

The crowd was unknowingly forming a misunderstanding about the situation .

The conversation ended quickly . On the battlefield, everyone could only suppress their doubts and focus on dealing with the enemies . It was a fierce battle between Stardragon's commando squad and Germinal Organization's troops . Superhumans were found all over the battlefield, launching attacks with their powers . A symphony of cries of agony and gunshots played through the battle .

A Germinal executive headed straight for Han Xiao . Han Xiao pointed toward the executive with his hands forming a pistol and signalled to the Stardragon team to join forces against the enemy . Zhang Wei and his team naturally had no objection and started fighting by his side .



As the Germinal executive rushed over, his body suddenly swelled up like a balloon and transformed into a four-meter-tall white beast . The white beast started running on the deck like a wolf, and his heavy body caused the deck to vibrate . He opened his big mouth and pounced over . This action was full of elegance and strength .

Transfiguration was a common branch from the Esper family . They could take different forms—some weaker, and others stronger . The forms they took on could be so strange that they could even be out of the imagination . It was said to be related to evolution and various gene mutations . Some would transform into an alien creature while some would transform into wild beasts . This Esper branch appeared most commonly on planets that were magic based . This trait could be passed down through blood inheritance or be acquired through training .

Science and magic formed different civilizations, and there were differences in the understanding of certain things . In addition, their methods of experimentation could be different, too, and each had its own unique points in terms of advancement .

The great white wolf hopped around the deck as it tried to attack . Han Xiao, Zhang Wei, and two others joined forces to try to takedown the wolf . Han Xiao felt it was no one of his business . He allowed Zhang Wei and his power suit to act as the tank while Han Xiao stood at the side and tried to launch some sneak attacks . Sometimes he would use his thermo-electrical incisor gloves to slice a piece of meat off the wolf .

Hou Yao also used his Berserk Eagles, and his action was swift as the coursing river . Initially, he was proud of himself . After witnessing how skillful and minimalistic Han Xiao was and how he would never miss a single bullet, Hou Yao felt like he was making a fool of himself .

You really live up to your name, Mr . Black Phantom, such dexterity in handling double guns, Hou Yao admired secretly .

He had joined Zhang Wei's team mainly because he had received the orders from the high-ups, and he had never ever heard of Zhang Wei's team being able to produce good results . To his surprise, the extraordinary Black Phantom had actually been part of this team in the past .

The great white wolf was beaten up badly . Realizing that it was beyond its ability to retaliate and other executives were unable to help, it turned and fled the scene . Han Xiao had already expected this, and right then, he fired his Berserk Eagles at the great white wolf's eyes, activating the [Flaming Will] .

This time, the damage was increased by 3 . 2 times!

Boom!

The great white wolf's eyes exploded, and it groaned in pain as it fell onto the deck . The whole barge shook for a second . Zhang Wei immediately dealt another blow . With his ammunition emptied, Zhang Wei's arm armor extended into a golden sword . He leapt as his exoskeleton provided him with the energy and latched onto the great white wolf's body as he slashed it violently many times .

The others came forward to help and eventually killed the great white wolf together .



Just then, the backup troops finally arrived at the port and let off a signal flare to signal for them to retreat . At that moment, Zhang Wei turned and asked Han Xiao, "Han… Black Phantom, do you want to leave with us?"

"No, thanks . " Han Xiao waved his hand .

"Alright, thanks for your help, I'll remember this . Stardragon will also remember this!"

Zhang Wei's speech had a hidden meaning . Together with his troops, he turned and leapt onto the assault boat . Lin Yalin stared in Han Xiao's direction .

As members of the Division 13 were withdrawing, Han Xiao activated his electromagnetic skating shoes and jumped onto the shore . He rushed for the truck that had been following him around automatically, jumped into the driver's seat, switched it to manual driving, and left the shore speedily .

Hila, who was wet through and through, climbed onto the ship . Fighting off her dizziness, she glared at the departing truck . She was always the one treating people like that, but this time around, she had actually had a taste of her own medicine .

"Black Phantom, I will remember you!" Hila eyes froze as her body healed quickly .

The Germinal troops arrived at the port and released a torpedo, causing the sea mines to explode . With the water exploding, they successfully entered the open sea .

Hesla's navy also came by and was not reconciled to not giving chase . Both ships were restricted by each other . In the midst of the firing the cannons, the Germinal ship sank .

Based on the battle strategies, the Germinal's forces broke free from the attacks and escaped .

However, based on the damages suffered from the battle, Germinal lost seventy percent of their troops while Hesla's losses were less than ten percent of what Germinal had lost . With that being said, victory was definitely not Germinal's .

Although they had not been able to stop all the Germinal forces, both nations were able to achieve the battle objective of damaging the enemy .



All in all, the winners of the battle were Stardragon and Hesla .

…

Through the window, Han Xiao glanced at the sea . As the destruction from the sea battle slowly went out of sight, he shook his head .

"The battle is over . "

Han Xiao glanced at Frenzied Sword, who seemed to have revived and was sitting beside him, and wrote him a mission with no requirements . Frenzied Sword had taken a stab for him, and thus, he would give him some EXP even if he did not need to .

The description of the mission was actually the reward for taking a stab for Han Xiao, and that made Frenzied Sword surprised . His action was purely voluntarily as he thought it was okay for him to die but Han Xiao must not . He did not expect any reward, and he became even more determined to protect Han Xiao .

After giving the reward, Han Xiao turned to his own interface and grinned from ear to ear .

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[Second Advancement]

Progress: 3/3

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The great white wolf that he had fought against with Zhang Wei was a LV 45 character . As it was a joint battle, the additional EXP obtained was little . However, the requirement for advancement could be said to have been completed, which meant…

I can advance!