Chapter 1217 - Myrth: 188

Chapter 1217

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"Junior Officer Yao… Junior Officer Xin… We… we have a problem…" a soldier reported as he enters the room of Xin Ja.

Command officer of the 5th fortress…

Inside the large office, a couple of high-ranking officers are currently in a meeting.

Seated in the main seat is the young 4th prince, and beside him is the highest high-ranking officer of the 5th fortress, the Brigade Commander, General Tee Gui.

Everyone is watching something on the screen which made them feel angry and annoyed at the same time.

2 days ago…

A small military encampment near the town of Tork was patrolling the area near the border. In that encampment, there were around 500 soldiers and 3 old model Mechas.

After their routine patrol, the soldiers went back to their small encampment and rested.

"Hey, did the enemy soldiers really retreat?" a soldier asked the person beside him.

"Well, so far we have not any of them near our borders. Plus the scout teams have reported that those bastards seem to have holed themselves up inside the towns they have taken. I think they are too afraid to fight now…"

The two are watching atop a watchtower of the encampment.

Meanwhile, inside the small workshop, some of the blacksmiths are busy maintaining the functionality of the 3 Mechas that are assigned to their company.

"These guys are really sturdy… I did not expect that I could work on one of them until today…" a smithing master said while checking the shoulder armor of a Mecha.

"Hahaha… Most of us here are just like you when we started working with these Mechas… But I wanted to get my hands on those new models that come from the 5th fortress. I heard that those things are far sturdier and stronger than what we are working with right now…"

"I was there when they tested those Mechas… I mean, they really move and are as flexible as a normal person…" another one said.

"I've tried piloting one of these old Mechas but I find it a bit hard… The motion is the thing that makes me unable to pilot it properly… That's why I decided to be just a Mecha mechanic…"

"Well, all of us are here because of this thing… I wonder what kind of brain the creator of such a thing has."

The smithing masters discussed while they busy themselves with the maintenance.

Unknown to them, a group of enemy soldiers is approaching from outside the wall.

Swoosh!!! Swoosh!!!

Two arrows were sent flying and the two guards atop the tower fell.

Then, 100 soldiers quickly mobilized to enter the gate.

Bang!!!

It was already too late when the soldiers atop the wooden walls realized that they were under attack. 

The wooden gate was blasted open and 5 men lead the 100 enemy soldiers charging inside the encampment.

"Enemy attack!"

"Enemy attack!"

Shouted the soldiers as the fighting inside the encampment began.

The pilots did not hesitate to quickly hop inside their Mechas and activate them. But before they could get out of the hangar, the enemy soldiers have already entered it.

The first ones to fall were the smithing masters who were caught off guard.

"Damn it! Let's kill these pests!" shouted one of the pilots.

"Hahaha… Peace has made them weak and stupid! Death is for those who are as weak as you people! Hahaha" shouted one of the five 10th level Ki fighters.

The 3 Mechas did not hesitate to retaliate and quickly shot towards the approaching enemy soldiers.

Puchi!!!

The careless strong enemy fighter's head was shattered when it was hit by the large bullet of the compressed air weapon.

The rest of the four remaining powerful fighters spread and began to retaliate using their Ki and weapons.

One of them was fast enough to get behind a Mecha and quickly climb on it.

Then he unsheathes his long sword and suddenly stabs right in a small gap near the entry door of the Mecha.

Since the activation of the Mecha was hastened, its defenses have not completely activated. 

The Mecha suddenly froze then its hands slowly lowered as it staggered and fall on the ground with a loud crash.

The two remaining Mecha suddenly wanted to assist, but they were blocked by the rest of the 10th level fighters and other regular soldiers of the enemy.

As of now, the hangar is already filled with dead bodies of soldiers from the two kingdoms.

10th level fighters are very strong and agile… hence the regular soldiers did not have a chance to defeat them. Meanwhile, the Mechas are also quite formidable as they were able to wipe out the low-level soldiers of the enemy.

Now inside the hangar, only the two Mechas and the four enemy main fighters are left.

Then suddenly, the one who stabbed the Mecha from behind forcibly opened the cockpit door and enters the Mecha.

"No! Stop that guy!" shouted one of the Mecha pilots.

But they could not advance as the three remaining fighters are blocking their path. They could not even hit them with the compressed air weapon as they were a bit agile.

Soon, the fallen Mecha began to move.

"No… They are trying to steal the Mecha! Damn bastards!" shouted the pilot as he takes a step forward.

But then someone stood in front of his path with a large sword.

The Mecha pilot did not hesitate to blast that fighter with his weapon.

Peng! Peng!

The fighter did not dodge but instead parried the flying bolts.

Puchi!!!

The fighter could not possibly parry all of the bolts as they flew rapidly towards him.

He suddenly stopped as a large hole appears on his stomach after one bolt got through.

"Go now!" he shouted before he fell down on the ground.

"I will avenge your death!" shouted the enemy soldier inside the stolen Mecha.

The other Mecha followed suit and began firing at the escaping Mecha but the two remaining fighters stopped his assault.

One even tried to go behind the pilot and tried to stab his back. But the pilot saw what has happened to his teammate and quickly shifted his body to the left.

The blade did not hit him, and he caused the Mecha to fall on its back. This fall crushes the fighter clinging behind him.

The last remaining enemy fighter tried to defend his escaping companion, but he too was killed by the other Mecha.

"Damn it! Chase after that guy!" shouted the Mecha on the ground as he quickly stood up.

The two Mecha tried to chase after the stolen Mecha but were stopped by the captain of the base.

If they follow and there is an ambush, then the other two Mecha might possibly be taken by the enemy. So instead of chasing, they quickly went back to the hangar and armed themselves.

The rest of the surviving Jimal soldiers also armed themselves, and then tried to chase after the stolen Mecha.

However, the thief is really tricky as he was able to escape successfully that night.

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In front of the screen, the high-ranking officers looks at the scene of the attack and showed worried expressions on their faces after hearing the report.

"So that means, the enemy has now gotten their hands on a Mecha model? This… this is really going to be a big problem…" a high-ranking officer said while rubbing his jaw.

General Tee shifted his gaze at the crowd then stopped when his sight landed on Xin Ja.

"Junior Officer Xin… You have been the one who is improving the models of Mecha. We do not want the current models of the Mecha to fall into the enemy's hands… Do you have any solution to this? Maybe… create a key or a lock or something…" he said.

Xin Ja felt a bit nervous while facing these powerful figures. He could not help but always feel this way whenever he is called to these kinds of meetings.

"Well… I… I never would have thought that such a day would come. But this is negligent on my part… I was too focused on creating the Mechas that I forgot a few safety protocols…" Xin Ja said while bowing his head to the people in front of him.

"There is actually a solution for this… it is a kind of biometric key."

"I would suggest that each Mecha should be connected to their pilots using this type of security protocol which would identify the pilots for the Mechas… Without the biometric key, no one would be able to operate a Mecha…" Xin Ja explained.

"Biometric key… Hmmm… I like the idea… Implement immediately! I want every Mecha in the kingdom to have such a key… This would prevent those bastards from stealing our stuff…" General Tee said with a smirk.

"General! What about the weapons… I think the enemy has stolen a standard weapon of a Mecha along with it…" another officer asked.

"Hahaha… The weapons have already been secured. Those things cannot be opened just by anyone. If they dare to open it, everything inside would be destroyed…" this time General Fang answered.

Upon hearing this, everyone seemed to have heaved a sigh of relief.

They all knew that even if the Mechas as strong, without those weapons, they would still have a hard time in battles.