Chapter 351
The members of this unit basically came from the MG series and had a 1:100 ratio, so most of them were about twenty centimeters tall. Luckily, this bunch of fellas weren't relying on propellers or some flying device to move, or else their mobility would be unimaginable. They were running on their feet. Even so, the Gundams still spotted the players and were approaching them at rapid speed.
At that moment, Brother Jue and Xiao Tan were about thirty centimeters off the ground. One was running down the wall of the fridge, and the other was stepping through the air. Seeing this, Feng Bujue reacted quickly. He shouted, "Hey!" Then, he used Geppo in the air, turned at a 90-degree angle, and while maintaining the same height, dashed forward. Even though Brother Jue only said one word, Xiao Tan understood him perfectly. The two had played numerous games since they were young, so they understood each other quickly. They had an unspoken chemistry. Xiao Tan halted for a moment and then turned his body around with ease. He was running horizontally on the wall.
"Our recon team sure runs away fast," McCloud (from Star Fox) who sat on an NES tank said to Mario with a smirk. A condescending look flashed across his green eyes. Mario also saw the retreating pair, and he said darkly, "At least this proves that they are not spies sent by Novel." Reality quickly dawned on him. "So this is why…this has been Optimus's plan all along? If those two are spies…" At that point, Mario realized something. He shouted, "Stop moving forward! Cover the two newbies! Turn back! Retreat!"
This was a well-trained unit that had been through a lot. Even though it seemed like they had a good chance of winning, everyone followed Mario's order when his voice rang across the battlefield. Thy all started to retreat. No one hesitated to follow or questioned the commander.
Meanwhile, inside the shadows of a large container, Laughing Soul stood at the front end of a trolley cart, holding a pair of night vision goggles in her hands and studying the battlefield from a far.
"Tsk…The plumber uncle is quite acute with his sense…" she grumbled with annoyance.
"Did we expose their weakness?" casually said Passing Rain, who was not far from him.
"Impossible. They're still so far away from the designated ambush spot," Laughing Soul replied. It was worth pointing out that Laughing Soul's tactic was rather similar to a 'pocket' tactic. It was quite easy to explain. There were only three steps: first, design an ambush circle from three sides; second, lure the enemy deeper into the net; and third, lock the doors.
But things were more complicated when it was put into practice. To succeed, one had to take into consideration the enemy's tactical acumen, including their psychological strengths. At that moment, the most common thing to do was to use a smaller unit to fake an attack, lose the skirmish, and then lure the enemy to fall into the trap.
Laughing Soul knew that even if this plan could fool the commander of the Classic Unit, it would not fool Feng Bujue (Passing Rain and Laughing Soul thought the boys were given the same treatment as they did with the Novel. They didn't expect the boys would be placed under such an inconvenient situation.) Therefore, she used something even more daring—using more than half of the unit as bait and then splitting the rest of the unit into two sides with herself and Passing Rain as well as their personal guards (four powerful omakes).
The unit that she used to lure the enemy were all high mobility units. These were the airforce and Gundam models. These units could retreat from the battlefield easily and would not be tied down by the enemy that much. Even if they fought as they retreated, there was a bigger chance for the enemy to fall into her trap.
"Did you see the two of them?" Passing Rain asked. Compared to the side quest, she cared more about the duel between the players. (Their side quest was similar to that of the boy's, except they were in a different camp.)
"Yes, I did." Laughing Soul replied. "I'm quite surprised they were sent at the front as scouts." She paused, and in a confused tone, said, "This is unfortunate. If I had known that, I wouldn't have come up with the tactic. I would have asked the unit to go into the skirmish directly, and I could have found a place to hide and snipe at them."
Passing Rain voiced her thoughts. "That is strange. Bujue is not the kind who would volunteer as a scout…unless he is doing this so that Xiao Tan could be involved in more actual battles?"
"That's possible," Laughing Soul said. "But he is now a monster-level player. He has ranked second on the combat stat ranking, so it's hard to say how strong he is now. No matter their situation, we mustn't show them any mercy."
"Naturally," Passing Rain replied. "Even if there is no setting like 'AFK-like behavior,' I will do my best."
Sa sa. Tsk tsk.
"Sir, the enemies have retreated back to their territory, asking for the next order," said a rather blurred speaking voice from Laughing Soul's walkie talkie. The background was noisy and sounded chaotic, like the sound of war.
"We will also retreat then. The night is still young," Laughing Soul said on the walkie-talkie as she sat down. Several seconds later, she took a deep breath. She suddenly raised her voice and said, "Ladies, I have a mission for you."
On the top of a nearby rack, a voice instantly replied, "Ah? Finally, there's a chance for us to go chop some heads?"
With the aid of the Nintendo unit, Feng Bujue and Wang Tanzhi naturally retreated unscathed. They retreated willingly and were not forced to retreat. Therefore, the motion was easy and smooth for the toys from Classics, and they did not suffer serious loss. On the way back, the two players were discussing the battle earlier.
"The battle setting in this scenario is quite interesting," Feng Bujue said. "The ammo used, whether physical or energy-like, will not damage the surroundings but will cause harm to other toys."
"If the environment can be destroyed, then the tiles, walls, racks, and even the products of this mall would be ruined the next day," Xiao Tan said. "The war between the toys would be revealed very soon."
"Actually, I personally believe that that should have been revealed on the first day of war itself," Feng Bujue said. "But from what the toys said, it sounds like this war has been going on for quite some time. That is strange."
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