Chapter 72 - Lost Way

Su Mo simply replied indifferently, “I have no objections.”

“Alright, that’s settled then.

Let’s head out.”

And just like that, Lin Zinuo made the decision final.

After confirmation, Su Mo climbed back into the cockpit and reached out his hand to Lin Zinuo.

Lin Zinuo looked at the hand Su Mo extended, feeling a warm sensation in her heart.

This blockhead had finally shown a hint of understanding.

But this time, she refused.

“No need, I won’t go up.

It might affect your piloting.

We’ll need you to lead the way on the road ahead, and you need to concentrate.”

“Alright.”

Su Mo didn’t say much else and sealed the cockpit again.

He piloted the Mecha, scanning the surroundings before heading toward the side of the mountain range.

Along the way, he drove the Green Shield Mecha tirelessly, carving out a smooth and wide path.

The trees’ obstructions posed no threat to the Mecha.

The only trouble was the mountain road, which was very irregular and made controlling the Mecha quite strenuous.

Lin Zinuo and the others followed closely behind Su Mo.

With him leading the way, it made their journey much easier.

Zhou Qian suddenly nudged Lin Zinuo with her elbow and whispered.

“Sister Zinuo, did we just stumble upon a treasure?”

“Yes, I guess we did.

But…”

Lin Zinuo replied with a complex expression on her face.

“But what?”

Zhou Qian looked at Lin Zinuo with intense curiosity.

Lin Zinuo said somewhat helplessly, “Haven’t you noticed?

He truly deserves the title of ‘teamwipe engine.’ Not long after he joined our team, hundreds perished.

Now, on our first mission with him, we nearly faced total annihilation.

From over sixty people, only fifteen are left alive.

We even lost five Mecha reserve pilots and seven tank operators.

I’ve thought about dying.”

“But, but it seems like without him, we would have already been wiped out.”

Zhou Qian replied with an uneasy expression.

“As if I didn’t know that.

That’s why I haven’t said anything, It’s just that I always feel…

Forget it, let’s not talk about this.”

Lin Zinuo shook her head and sighed deeply.

On the outskirts of Red Bay Base.

Fully armed elite players, coordinating with a number of tanks, advanced cautiously.

On both sides, Green Shield Mecha armed with heavy weapons were alert to their surroundings.

They were followed by a large number of elite combat players.

At that moment, a crisp female voice came over the wireless channel.

“All units halt and enter combat-ready status.

Group Five leader Lin Xiaojia and Group Three leader Chen Meng, each lead an elite group to rendezvous with me.”

“Roger that!”

“Understood!”

A moment later, on the high ground to the right of Red Bay Base.

A girl in a white Mechanical Armor, with silver hair and icy cold eyes, stunningly beautiful, was holding binoculars and observing the vast Bay Base ahead.

The entire steel-structured Bay Base, its walls, and the ground, were covered in spore bodies that resembled red bubbles, pulsing like a heart.

Inside, numerous Walking Dead roamed, but they were different from typical Zombies.

Their skin was cracked to various degrees, and through these cracks shone a strange, red light.

Additionally, at the deepest part of the base stood a giant red spore body, a fleshy sphere over thirty meters tall.

Lin Xiaojia swallowed hard and asked, “Sister Xue, why does this base look so eerie?”

“I also feel it’s very eerie—the wandering corpses shouldn’t be zombies.

I looked closely just now, and many of these guys are still holding weapons.

Plus, their wandering areas are very regular, as if they are standing guard at their posts.

And what the hell are those red bubbles?”

Chen Meng said with his scalp tingling a little.

“Not sure, but if my prediction isn’t wrong, there might be Type III monsters inside this base.”

Qian Chengxue replied indifferently.

Chen Meng and Lin Xiaojia couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

Type II monsters were already freakishly abnormal.

Type III monsters, even the general species, were terrifyingly strong!

“Commander, should we reconsider the attack plan?

This base doesn’t seem easy to assault, and our current situation is not really optimistic either.

According to the intelligence, aren’t a large number of Bai Ze monsters gathering towards us from behind?”

Chen Meng asked, forcing himself to be brave.

“No changes.

What we want is inside.

Pass the order, prepare for battle!”

Qian Chengxue was unshakable.

The next day in the early hours of the morning, Su Mo and the others cautiously made their way through a dense forest.

Lin Zinuo and the rest, with their nerves stretched tight, gripped their weapons, vigilant of their surroundings.

Suddenly, on a tree above, a monkey with half its body rotten and eyes blood red screeched and leaped down, pouncing towards a girl.

Su Mo was quick with his hands and eyes.

He controlled the mecha to slap it away with a smack!

Smack~

Like hitting a ball, he sent it flying.

The mutant monkey struck a tree and was instantly killed.

Everyone let out a sigh of relief.

On their way here, they hadn’t encountered any large monsters, but there was no shortage of mutated animals.

It made everyone a bit on edge.

Even though these creatures had neither strong life forces nor combat abilities, getting bitten was still troublesome since it could lead to infection and poisoning.

“Everyone, be careful.”

Lin Zinuo repeatedly reminded everyone.

“Okay.”

The group responded in unison.

“Strange, it should be light by this time.

Why is visibility still so low?”

Zhou Qian asked, puzzled.

“You’re right,”

Lin Zinuo also noticed something was off and kept looking around.

“You’re only noticing now?

It’s foggy.

Plus, this area has strong magnetic interference, so the mecha’s directional equipment is malfunctioning.

We’re moving completely based on our feeling now.”

Su Mo replied indifferently.

Hearing Su Mo’s words, Lin Zinuo and the others had even less pleasant expressions on their faces.

“So we’re just walking blindly now?

Why didn’t you say so sooner?”

“What difference does it make whether I said it earlier or later?

Do you have a way to discern direction?”

Su Mo didn’t care at all.

He had made estimations.

Even though there would be deviations in the direction they chose, at least the overall direction wouldn’t be too far off.

Even if they did go wrong, at least they would keep moving in one direction, possibly getting out of the Mist Zone.

Then they could find a way to adjust.

But if everyone pointed in a different direction, they would truly become disoriented and might just end up going in circles.

Lin Zinuo and the others appeared increasingly disconcerted; they couldn’t even muster a word in retort.

Well, let it be.

Four hours later.

Zhou Qian and the others sat on the ground, depleted, and said, “We really can’t walk any further.”

It wasn’t that they were being finicky; they had been walking for over ten hours straight.

Combined with the previous battles, they had almost completely exhausted their energy.

Su Mo also stopped and glanced at the mecha’s fuel, which was nearly depleted.

His expression turned even grimmer.

Once the fuel was completely used up, the mecha would lose all mobility, and then they would have no choice but to abandon it.