Shadows of the Deep Space-Chapter 56 - Speechless

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Zhao Ran quickly utilized the intelligent assistance system, and soon her wobbly Mecha straightened up.

She let out a long sigh of relief and said,

“Finally, we’re saved.”

“Don’t celebrate too early, the real trouble is just beginning,”

Su Ming calmly reminded.

“It’s unbelievable, the ship finally broke through, only to be blown up.

Now what do we do?

Use the auxiliary jet devices to drop straight down to the Manhavi Interstellar Airport?”

Chen Tong asked Su Ming somewhat irritably.

Su Ming was about to respond to Chen Tong when suddenly, he saw three missiles coming their way.

He immediately raised his firearm and began firing,

“Watch out!”

Boom Boom~

Two of the missiles were instantly destroyed.

But the next second, Su Ming’s communication device rang with Zhao Ran’s terrified scream,

“Ah!”

Su Ming was startled and turned his head.

Boom~

Zhao Ran’s Mecha was hit by a missile and burst into a big explosion.

“Damn it.”

Chen Tong said, both shocked and angry.

Su Ming’s expression also grew solemn as he realized the test was harsher than they had imagined.

He decisively said to Chen Tong,

“Chen Tong, follow me, we won’t descend directly to the Manhavi Interstellar Military Airport, we’ll land on the outskirts of Manhavi Base City.”

“Is that okay?

Would it deviate from our mission?”

“No worries, we’ll attack from the outskirts toward the Manhavi Interstellar Military Airport to avoid getting killed upon landing.

It might already be a meat grinder battlefield over there.”

“Alright!”

Chen Tong immediately stopped second-guessing and agreed.

Su Ming then adjusted the jetting devices and started descending toward the base city near the Manhavi Interstellar Military Airport.

Looking down from high above, one could see the entire sky filled with Mechas making emergency landings.

Some, like Su Ming, were heading toward the outskirts of the airport, while many others were directly descending into the Manhavi Interstellar Military Airport.

Time ticked by, second by second.

Su Ming, seeing the ground approaching closer, shouted to Chen Tong,

“Auxiliary jetting device, full power for deceleration!”

“Okay!”

Chen Tong immediately followed Su Ming’s instructions.

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With the spewing of scorching flames, the speed of the two Iron Head Mechas sharply decreased, then they heavily smashed into the city ablaze with lights.

Boom!

Accompanied by a spherical house getting crushed into pieces, Su Ming made a successful emergency landing.

He forced his Mecha to push through the debris of the house and walked out.

Not far away on the street, Chen Tong, who was still reeling from the crash, hadn’t recovered yet.

“How are you doing?

Are you alright?”

Su Ming walked over and extended his hand to Chen Tong.

Inside the cockpit of the Iron Head Mecha, Chen Tong shook his head, grabbed Su Ming’s hand, and maneuvered his Mecha to stand up.

“I’m alright!”

At that moment, Su Ming entered a command to turn off the Iron Head Mecha’s intelligent assistance system and then said to Chen Tong,

“Turn off the intelligent assistance system and switch everything to manual priority.”

“Okay.”

Chen Tong was momentarily stunned, then he responded.

Just then, with a sudden whoosh and continuous booming sounds, Su Ming and Chen Tong tensely looked over.

They saw several black diamond-shaped metal pods raining down on the street beside them.

Snap!

The diamond-shaped metal pods then opened an exit.

From them, students wearing First Generation Exoskeleton Armor·Iron Shell and holding rifles, walked out.

One particularly tall male student holding a gun looked around and said,

“Safe, no enemies.”

“Of course it’s safe, didn’t you see the two Iron Head Mechas next to us?”

A boy named Zhang Lie said enviously.

Then the tall boy, Chen Yu, turned his head to look at Su Ming and another person, with a very expressive face, he said,

“Damn it!

Isn’t this too bullying?

Had I known, I wouldn’t have applied for the Marine Corps.

Totally cannon fodder, while others get to pilot mechas, how cool is that!”

“Now what’s the use of saying that, it’s all too late.”

Zhang Lie said with great envy.

“Forget it, there’s nothing we can do now.

Let’s hurry over and cozy up to the two big brothers, and have them lead us towards the interstellar military airport.”

Chen Yu said helplessly to the nearby students.

“Uh-huh.”

Everyone present agreed.

At this time, Zhang Lie also asked somewhat confusedly,

“Why do we have to capture the interstellar military airport?

What’s so great about a broken airport?”

“Are you an idiot?

If we don’t capture the interstellar military airport, how can ships make emergency landings and how can they evacuate and rescue the nearby residents of Earth Flame Star?

Bro, how did you even study history?”

Chen Yu looked at Zhang Lie, dumbfounded.

Anyone who paid a little attention in class wouldn’t ask such a question.

“I’m from the mechanical maintenance department.

Why would I study history?”

Zhang Lie replied nonchalantly.

“Damn, you’re a mechanic?”

Chen Yu and others asked with wide eyes.

“Yeah?

Is there a problem?”

Zhang Lie asked, puzzled.

“You, a mechanic who shouldn’t have died on the ship, why did you come down in a landing pod just to squeeze out combat personnel?

I ought to shoot you!”

Chen Yu irritably raised his firearm at Zhang Lie.

“Spit it out, why should I die on the ship?

I can fight just as well with a gun, what’s the difference?”

Zhang Lie said defiantly.

“Alright.”

Chen Yu was also taken aback, realizing there was some truth to that.

Marine Corps students might not necessarily be better than him.

Su Ming, watching these clowns, sighed as well and said to Chen Tong,

“Let’s go!”

“Alright!”

Chen Tong was also resigned.

They had just looked competent, but their own side nearly started a quarrel.

As Su Ming and the other person controlled their mecha to move forward, Chen Yu and the others suddenly reacted and hurriedly chased after them.

“Big brothers, wait for us.”

Su Ming didn’t mind them but cautiously observed the surroundings.

Everywhere were destroyed and collapsed buildings, piles of bricks and rubble forming hills, and twisted, deformed vehicle wrecks scattered haphazardly, blocking the roads.

The air was thick with gun smoke, lingering long, as if casting a pall over the entire city.

On closer inspection, one could see the gruesome, heartbreaking bodies under the rubble.

The entire city was shrouded in the shadow of death.

“Big brother, let’s fight side by side with you, we can perform coordinated operations with the machinery.”

At this moment, Chen Yu approached Su Ming eagerly to request.

Su Ming glanced at Chen Yu and said,

“You mean foot and mech coordination, right?”

“Yeah, we’ll clear the way for you, keep watch?”

Chen Yu said excitedly.

“Are you sure you can clear the way and keep watch?

How about all your people stay behind us?”

Su Ming turned his head and asked with resignation.

Chen Yu was slightly taken aback, turned his head to look back, and his expression couldn’t hold up, only managing an awkward laugh,

“Big brother, this is an exam, not a real battlefield.

Please understand us.

You have these big guys for protection, we’re fragile, and at one touch we’re done!

Just let us tag along for some points, plus, more people more power, right?”

“Suit yourselves.”

Su Ming didn’t explicitly refuse; after all, the guy had a point, more people more power.

Thus, Su Ming and Chen Tong advanced toward the airport direction.