Chapter 491 Mechanical Beast Tide

To fight against the beast tide, you can't use melee flying machines.

That's simply courting death.

So it's better to use flying machines with long-range attack functions, such as some floating guns or flying drones.

The largest mechanical object that a third-level mechanic can operate is an ordinary small interstellar spaceship.

That is the one that Li Qi used his consciousness to control when he escaped.

However, on the planet, the role of interstellar spaceships is relatively small, so Li Qi chose two large unmanned aircraft carrying annihilation lasers.

Compared with Li Qi, Milia's choice is much easier.

There is a standard third-level mecha next to it, which is more than ten meters high and is a first-class killer on the battlefield.

"What should I do if I suddenly want to drive a mecha..."

Watching Milia controlling the mecha to go outside the barrier, Li Qi felt a little more envious.

Which boy doesn't have a Gundam dream in his heart? If it weren't for the fact that the mechanic really fits Li Qi's means, Li Qi would definitely choose the mecha master profession without hesitation.

Who knows, he might be able to make a few Gundams, and then shout "I am Gundam!" on the battlefield, which would satisfy his childhood wish.

However, Li Qi only thought about it and quickly retracted his gaze.

The mine had already started transporting ore, and the energy released was spreading outward.

Through the monitoring radar in the contact lens, Li Qi could see the ripples of energy diffusion and the countless red light spots that were densely drilled out from the ground!

"Enemy traces detected!! Ten kilometers away! They are very fast, 9.9 kilometers, 9.8..."

Shen Cong reported the battlefield situation through the team voice.

All the students who took on this task around the mine could hear Shen Cong's report.

That's right, Li Qi's team was not the only one who took on this task.

This is a public task, which means that anyone can take it until the number of people is full.

So some novices and some seniors who just want to get credits will occasionally take on this task.

All those who take on this task will conduct defensive operations under the command of the local fourth-level masters of the mine.

Li Qi and his team are only facing one side at the moment. In addition to their team, there is another first-year team that is also responsible for this side.

It's just that there was no communication in advance.

As Shen Cong reported, a steady voice rang in Li Qi's ears:

"All mechanics, prepare to shoot."

"Received."

"Received."

The response of other mechanics came from the communication.

Li Qi also responded with the crowd, and his consciousness entered the drone, controlling the drone within a range of five kilometers, locking every mechanical beast rushing towards this side.

Consciousness locking is a skill that mechanics will have at level one.

As the name suggests, it is to use consciousness to lock the target to prevent their own flying machines and long-range strikes from falling into the air.

But the targets that a first-level mechanic can lock at the same time are limited.

Although there are more second-level mechanics, the number of targets that can be locked at the same time will not exceed twenty.

Only when you reach level three will you increase the number of different locks according to the different methods of cultivating your own consciousness.

For ordinary consciousness cultivation methods, the number of targets that can be locked at the same time at level three is 40.

For a better consciousness method, the number of targets that can be locked at the same time is about 70.

The original upper limit of Li Qi's self-created consciousness method is 150.

But under the effect of his own overly vigorous soul power, the number of targets he can lock at the same time has doubled, that is, about 300.

Even if Li Qi deliberately controlled it, at this moment, at least 200 mechanical beasts were locked at the same time!

"Shoot!!!"

When the commander gave the order to shoot, when the mechanical beast crossed the red line drawn by the mine, Li Qi did not hesitate to urge the drone to launch.

Under the strengthening of consciousness, the power of the drone's airborne laser instantly doubled, and the thick beam of light fell directly to the silver mechanical beast on all fours below!

The green light was like a sharp sword shot from the sky. With just a slight wave, several mechanical beasts exploded like fireworks!

Boom--!

In just this moment, the hundreds of mechanical beasts that Li Qi faced were all reduced to ashes.

However, no one was amazed at the power and precision of Li Qi's consciousness, because the hundreds of mechanical beasts that Li Qi destroyed in this second were not even a splash in the huge wave of mechanical beasts.

"Actually... there are so many mechanical beasts?!"

Shen Cong's voice came from the headset.

Although they had learned from the video how terrible the mechanical beast tide was before, they could not experience the horror of facing a huge wave until they really faced it!

The mechanical beasts kept drilling out as if they grew out of the ground. The number of them destroyed was far less than the number they drilled out of the ground, as if the entire planet had become their nest.

Even Li Qi frowned when looking at this endless sea of ​​beasts:

"This number... is a bit too much. Doesn't the Federation care at all?"

Such a large number of mechanical beasts is not something that ordinary miners can face. Even Li Qi and other top students in the academy want to deal with so many mechanical beasts. It is unknown how long it will take to deal with them.

This is still in cooperation with others, and the overall level of the mechanical beasts is not high.

But the overall level of mechanical beasts is not high, which does not mean that there are no high-level individuals among them.

When Li Qi received the mission, he knew that there would be some special individuals of the third level among the mechanical beasts, and sometimes even fourth level individuals!

This is not something that ordinary students can handle.

This mining planet is so dangerous, but the Federation did not send troops to guard it...

"The first stage of defense breakthrough, the second stage of defense artillery is activated, all mecha divisions are ready, clean up the mechanical beasts approaching the protective barrier nearby, all mecha divisions who do not master melee machines retreat and take over the rear defense turrets."

While Li Qi was thinking, the commander calmly and steadily issued the next order.

Obviously, this young commander of the mining planet has very rich experience in dealing with the beast tide. The arrangement is orderly, and there is no panic in his tone.

Following the commander's arrangement, Milia and other mecha divisions stood outside the barrier.

The weapon turrets on their shoulders were raised and aimed at the approaching mechanical beasts. When the outer defense turrets started to operate, they also fired defense missiles at the same time.

Bullets, lasers, shells, and the roar of mechanical beasts became the mainstream images and sounds on the battlefield.

Facing the nearly endless mechanical beasts, Li Qi had the illusion that he had traveled through the Starship Troopers to fight bugs.

At the same time, he also rarely felt powerless.

No mistake, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!

At least before the fifth level, whether it is a mecha master or a mechanic, the personal bravery has a very limited effect in this huge and boundless tide of mechanical beasts.

This is the interstellar era.

Numbly inject consciousness into the energy core of the drone, numbly shoot at the mechanical beasts, occasionally control the drone with completely exhausted energy to rush into the beast group to detonate, and then use consciousness to activate a new drone in the spare warehouse next to it...

Li Qi felt as if he had become a ruthless drone control machine, repeating the above steps over and over again.

And only twenty minutes had passed since the mechanical beasts began to attack.

Kacha——

"Not good!"

Just as Li Qi's hands gradually became mechanized and began to wander a little, a crisp sound and an exclamation from someone in the headset brought Li Qi back to his mind.

He immediately controlled the drone to look back.

Through the view shared with the drone, Li Qi saw countless mechanical beasts crowded on the protective barrier, climbing upwards, trying to squeeze into the barrier.

The defenses and mecha masters inside the barrier were already doing their best to attack the foundation of this mechanical high wall, that is, the pile of mechanical beasts piled below, but with little effect. The mechanical beasts piled up more and more, and even the arms of several of them had broken through the barrier and drilled into it!

The breaking sound that Li Qi heard just now came from this!

"Mechanical beasts... mechanical beasts are coming in!!!"

The terrified cry sounded in the communication channel.

Li Qi opened his eyes and looked up. The hole in the barrier broken by the mechanical beasts was like a biscuit pierced with a toothpick, and transparent crumbs kept falling down.

And the "toothpick" that pierced the "biscuit" was still drilling out and expanding the gap bit by bit.

A thousand-mile dam is destroyed by an ant hole.

When a gap appears on the barrier and the recovery speed can no longer keep up with the destruction speed, the gap will gradually be enlarged until the first mechanical beast drills in.

The first mechanical beast that drilled in here was suddenly pierced by a flying sword flying from a distance.

The wreckage that lost power fell from the sky and made a hole on the hard concrete ground.

The second and third mechanical beasts were also destroyed and fell from the sky one after another. The mechanics tried their best to prevent these mechanical beasts from pouring into the barrier.

But at first they could barely stop the offensive of the mechanical beasts. However, when the gap became larger and larger, and the mechanical beasts fell from the sky like dumplings, Li Qi and his team of mechanics responsible for defense could no longer stop them from entering here.

"Damn it! It's not loaded over there yet!!"

"No! The loading progress has just reached 60%!!"

"Fuck!!"

The communication system was full of anxious complaints and panic.

Li Qi looked at the group of mechanical beasts that had entered here. As soon as they came in, they locked onto the mechanics standing in the back, and then rushed over here one after another.

The mecha masters in the outermost layer began to switch to melee mode. Milia took the lead and slashed between the mechanical beasts with a particle sword in her hand. Occasionally, she would raise her left hand to release energy rays to block most of the mechanical beasts outside.

But there were still a few mechanical beasts that crossed the defense line and rushed towards the mechanics. The mechanics, whose bodies were considered weak, were already planning to retreat.

But the commander had not yet given the order, so they could not retreat, nor could they retreat.

What was the commander doing?

Li Qi looked at the mechanical beasts that were gradually approaching.

Through the outer protection system and the outer defense barrier, these two layers of screening, the tide of mechanical beasts was no longer the black mass that Li Qi saw at the beginning.

At present, the number of those who entered the defense barrier was actually not large, and they could handle it with the mechanics and the mecha masters fighting in front.

But the problem is that their speed of elimination is slower than the speed of the mechanical beasts entering.

Ten minutes at most... No, judging from the terrified looks of the others, this layer of defense may not even last ten minutes, and it will be breached.

And after that, there is the second protective barrier to protect the transport spacecraft.

Li Qi didn't think the commander would let the mechanical beasts tear up the second protective barrier, but it was also true that the commander didn't give the order.

So what was the commander thinking?

Li Qi felt confused, and in addition to this question, Li Qi was also confused about another question.

That is, does every defense have to be so thrilling and dangerous?

If this is true, this mission is too difficult for a newcomer.