Chapter 32

Dinan Star has not been an official administrative planet for very long, and it is far from being fully developed. Therefore, apart from a few immigrant cities, the vast majority of the planet's surface is still dominated by native creatures.

Moreover, these native creatures are generally fierce and highly aggressive! Some of them are even powerful enough to match the strength of a Silver-Class mech!

Thus, from the very beginning of the establishment of the Dinan Star government, the military dispatched elite troops and mech battalions to carry out an unprecedented large-scale cleansing of the entire planet's surface, eliminating all the overly powerful beasts that could pose a threat to the safety of future immigrant cities!

Although the federal government, considering the balance of the planet's ecosystem, would not exterminate them completely, the policy of strong suppression and crackdown on these native creatures would never change. The planet's government would organize large-scale cleansing operations in cooperation with the military from time to time, meticulously "cleaning" the areas around major cities to protect the safety of human immigrants.

Hundreds of meters above the ground, a silver mech roared past.

Qin Huang gazed at the rapidly receding earth below, feeling a thrill of excitement. After all, no matter how realistic a mech combat simulation might be, it still differs from the real environment.

This is like a swimmer on the shore; no matter how diligently they practice and ponder, they will never become a true swimming champion without actually getting into the water!

Endless primeval forests, desolate deserts, undulating mountains, and mighty rivers all swept past beneath him. The violent air currents generated by the rapid flight caused every vibration of the mech to be vividly perceived by him.

"Qin Huang, how do you feel?" Chen Fanglin's voice came through the communication channel.

"Report, Instructor, everything is normal!" he responded calmly.

"Good, you will have two hours to complete the assessment task. Don't worry, the satellites in the planet's orbit have already locked onto your position. If any unexpected situation occurs, we will respond promptly," Chen Fanglin said.

"Understood!" Qin Huang said, then lowered the mech's altitude and began searching for suitable targets.

Below was a vast hilly area, which appeared light gray due to the large number of gray water cypresses growing there.

The mech's computer had already loaded high-precision map data of the planet, so he quickly retrieved the information he needed.

There were about sixteen to seventeen types of fierce beasts living in this area, among which the Blue-Backed Cave Bear, the Four-Horned Tin-Toothed Python, and the Large-Eared Black-Eyed Wild Boar were the most powerful. However, the latter usually lived in underground tunnels and rarely came out.

The mech's detection module was activated, scanning the ground below, and it quickly found several targets of interest.

16.3 kilometers away, a family of four Blue-Backed Cave Bears, one large and three small, were lying on a small hill, basking in the sun comfortably.

These native fierce beasts, when adult, were slightly stronger than a Bronze One-Star mech but not as strong as a Bronze Two-Star. The basic teaching mech Qin Huang was currently piloting would find it challenging to deal with them, especially four of them.

But precisely because of the challenge, it would hone his skills. The instructors had deliberately given him extra tasks, and he naturally intended to deliver a satisfactory answer.

"Alright, it's you!" Qin Huang decided, and the silver mech circled in the air a few times. The thrusters at the back emitted a faint blue flame, and like a hunting hawk about to pounce, it sped toward the target.

The mech had no other powerful weapons, only a particle oscillation blade and a laser gun, so Qin Huang decided to use a strategy of close combat with auxiliary long-range shooting.

Once within range, the laser gun, which had locked onto the target, fired a bright blue beam, instantly creating a fist-sized hole in the forehead of the large bear.

The Blue-Backed Cave Bear, suddenly attacked, let out a loud roar of pain and jumped up. The other three bears were startled and roared in anger, charging at the unknown enemy in the sky with fierce roars.

"Come and get it!" The mech landed lightly, the particle oscillation blade activated, and the ten-meter-long pale blue blade left trails in the air as it swiftly slashed at the charging Blue-Backed Cave Bear.

Upon closer inspection, the bear's size was truly formidable; an adult was almost as tall as a two-story building, larger than the mech he was piloting, which explained its powerful attacks.

The Blue-Backed Cave Bear roared and swung its massive paw, which was as big as a millstone, at the strange-looking enemy in front of it. With its strength, a direct hit would be difficult for the fragile energy shield of the teaching mech to withstand.

The mech suddenly stopped its charge, and the bright energy blade swiftly cut through the bear's large mouth, slicing off a large chunk of its protruding upper jaw, causing blood to gush out.

"Roar~!"

The injured Blue-Backed Cave Bear let out an even more piercing roar, driven mad by the pain, and charged straight at the mech.

The silver mech nimbly sidestepped, and the bright energy blade slashed upward, leaving a deep wound several meters long on its waist. More blood spurted out, and fragments of internal organs were vaguely visible.

Taking advantage of its weakened state, Qin Huang quickly attacked, circling the Blue-Backed Cave Bear and leaving over a dozen wounds, the most severe of which almost severed its right leg. A large amount of blood dyed the ground red for dozens of meters around.

To describe it in detail, the entire attack process was extremely swift. By the time the bear collapsed from exhaustion, less than ten seconds had passed, and the other three Blue-Backed Cave Bears had just reached the scene.

This was Qin Huang's deliberate strategy: to concentrate his efforts on the larger one first. The remaining three young bears were not a significant threat and would be much easier to deal with.

The blade flashed, and the beasts roared. In just half a minute, all four Blue-Backed Cave Bears lay on the ground.

Qin Huang checked his mech's status: 83% energy reserve, energy shield intact. The three young bears, though fierce, had not inflicted much effective damage.

"Done!" The young man smiled in satisfaction, cautiously observing the surroundings to ensure there were no dangers, then exited the cockpit.

He leaped to the ground and approached the large bear's corpse, brandishing a bright knife to search through its chest cavity. Moments later, he held a human-head-sized dark copper heart. He then repeated the process with the three smaller bears.

The meat of the Blue-Backed Cave Bear was edible and tasted good. Its fur was also valuable, and its heart was a relatively precious medicinal ingredient that could be used to extract rapid healing agents!

However, he couldn't take the entire massive bodies back, so he only removed their hearts.

He placed the four hearts in the mech's small storage compartment and sent the video footage back to the military academy. After receiving Chen Fanglin's approval, the mech took off again, heading back to the city hundreds of kilometers away.

He wondered what additional rewards the instructors would give him. He hoped it wouldn't be something cheap like the organic nutrient solution from last time. He was somewhat looking forward to it.

However, halfway back, an urgent communication request made Qin Huang's face change instantly.

"Special notice, this is a temporary combat mission. Coordinates: ××°W, ××°N, at the edge of Yuanjing Plain. A group of native fierce beasts is attacking a civilian convoy. You are ordered to immediately proceed to the location to provide support and stabilize the situation! The military's mech battalion will arrive shortly! The temporary contact verification code is fgtWE145xsd, and the channel is ××××. Note that you have only 300 seconds to arrive! Do you need the order repeated?" A cold and stern voice came through the communication channel.

Qin Huang's scalp tingled. Such special mission orders were usually only given to mobile warriors serving in the military. As a newly qualified mobile warrior, he never expected to encounter such a situation on his first outing.

There was no doubt that the situation was extremely urgent, and the military had broken protocol to send the order to him, as they couldn't wait for reinforcements and needed him to rush to the scene to buy them time.

The mission was undoubtedly dangerous, but it also presented an opportunity. If he performed well in this special operation, it would undoubtedly bring him to the military's attention, which would be highly beneficial for his future development.

"Qin Huang received the order and will execute immediately!" The young man made his decision in an instant.

The silver mech smoothly decelerated, leaving a bright trail in the air as it turned and headed toward the target area over a hundred kilometers away.

Despite being a teaching mech, it only took less than a hundred seconds to reach the mission area at full speed. The detection module was fully powered, and within a second, he could see the target with his naked eye.

On the flat ground below, a group of native fierce beasts were roaring in terror, charging at a small hill in waves! There were no fewer than several hundred of them!

On top of the hill, three heavy hover cars were huddled together, and over a dozen figures were firing energy weapons desperately at the beasts below! The bodies of the beasts already lay in a circle around them.

Of course, these people had also paid a heavy price. Among the beast corpses, the wreckage of several hover cars and numerous incomplete human remains were visible.

Both sides were fighting with all their might, and the beasts clearly intended to fight to the death!

"Blood-Maned Spotted Lions!" Qin Huang, seeing the scene from the air, couldn't help but draw a sharp breath.

These were pack-migratory fierce beasts. Individually, they were not particularly powerful and couldn't compare to the Blue-Backed Cave Bear, but they had a terrifying numerical advantage!

Given the current situation, the people below could collapse at any moment. But for him to turn the tide with just one teaching mech was nothing short of a fantasy!

However, he did not hesitate for long and quickly made a decision. He locked the laser gun onto the leading lion and pressed the trigger.

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