Chapter 1717 The Cyborg Knights in the Sea of Sand
Luo Ming was not sure whether former sergeant Dai Jia could become a good mayor, but he was sure that this guy must be an experienced and good soldier. He had just completed the warning, and he had already opened the compartment and took out a pistol and three grenades. His other hand pressed a button on the driver's seat without stopping.
The open-top truck bed quickly flipped up, forming a translucent armor plate.
When the translucent armor plate formed a cover on the vehicle frame, Luo Ming also saw the cavalry appearing in the distant wilderness, charging towards him.
Naturally, they are the fast-moving dragoons unique to Xinyumen, with a total of three to four hundred riders. By the standards of cold weapon warfare, it can be considered majestic and menacing.
I have to admit that the scene of the tough-looking lizard man riding a large velociraptor is quite natural and quite intimidating. If you are a civilian who has just arrived in Xinyumen, you will probably be scared out of your mind when you see this kind of monster unit full of fantasy devil style.
At this time, Luo Ming, who graduated from the Central Defense University, had already picked up a rifle and put on goggles with built-in aiming and telescope functions.
He could clearly see that although the tachyphosaurus were charging, they were all on the thin side, and the scales had dull luster, giving the appearance of malnutrition. As for the sand people riders on the dragon's back, each of them wore a turban covering their faces, but most of them had no armor or exoskeletons, and there were all kinds of weapons.
Many riders don't even have serious firearms, and are still wielding spears sharpened with steel pipes, and they don't know which construction site they got them from.
"Horse bandit?" Luo Ming began to load his rifle. Of course, the public security in the vast wilderness of Xinyumen is far from good, and the scale of some gangs is even thousands of people. However, the horse bandits who dared to directly attack the government convoy are now rare creatures.
"For Ainu!" He then heard the cavalry shouting in the sand people's dialect that he couldn't understand, but he could still hear the "Ainu" behind them clearly. That's what the sand people call this planet.
Of course, it was just the title of the upper class people of the former sand people. As for lower-class people...low-class people only need to think about farming and fighting for their masters, but upper-class people have a lot to think about.
Luo Ming immediately understood their identities. The remnants of the Sand People's Resistance.
In fact, after the Battle of Tulon and the War of Condemnation, most of the children of the original Shamin princes and nobles chose to accept the reality and even started a new life actively. The activities of the resistance groups have almost come to a standstill.
However, when the war between the Community and the Empire broke out, these people became active again like lizards awakening from hibernation.
However, Luo Ming still had complicated feelings about them. All those who fight for the tradition and freedom of the ethnic group, whether they are on the opposite side of the wheel of history or not, are at least worthy of respect.
He poked his rifle out of the armor plate's perforation and took aim. Then, I saw a Sand Citizen rider holding up a banner, which was clearly the Empire's eight-headed star dragon banner with a red background.
Of course, it is obviously hand-painted, and the color and shape are really hard to describe, and a strong sense of copycat immediately arises.
This group of sand people riders also shouted loudly, seeming to be caught up in some kind of religious fanaticism.
"They are shouting, Long live the Emperor!" Renner said to Luo Ming while holding his rifle and taking aim. He understands the Sha people's dialect.
This scene was so abstract that Luo Ming completely lost the ability to complain.
"Two million light-years away to show loyalty, even if the emperor is a god, you can't hear it, right?" Dai Jia grinned and said: "That's why I said that Great Elder Hessen and Kaz Khan are still heroes, and now they are both The insect is gone.”
"But, the imperial army is indeed here, maybe they will really stand up." Renner said.
The sand people rider waving the big flag shouted again, which attracted the enthusiastic response from his subordinates.
"They said, kill the people on Earth and kill the mud-legged people who betrayed them. Take back their castles and land. The empire is their backing." Renner continued to translate.
"Is this paragraph that long?" Luo Ming asked loudly.
"He added it without permission. In fact, there is only the first sentence, fuck the mud-legged guy to death! Fuck the mud-legged guy like me to death!" Dai Jia responded loudly.
Luo Ming decided to withdraw all sympathy for these rebels.
As for the armored sergeant, he had already responded with gunfire. He was also the first one in the convoy to shoot, but unfortunately he was too far away and missed.
"Ace tanker, that's it?" The (deputy) commissioner of the Ministry of Agriculture snorted coldly through his nose, moved the muzzle of the gun, and then decisively pulled the trigger.
A sandman rider rushing in the front row screamed and fell off the dragon's back.
"Director! What a great marksmanship! If you join our security regiment, you can become a battalion commander of the Chasseurs!" Dai Jia praised loudly without hesitation.
"Of course! I was the second gunnery commander at that legendary Navy Festival!" Luo Ming said proudly.
Although he was "died" quickly, it didn't really matter.
In addition, he was targeting the bandit leader holding the flag next to him, but that didn't matter either.
Immediately afterwards, the huge truck like a mobile warehouse behind him also began to show its majesty. It unfolded the carriage and popped out three drones carrying Vulcan cannons.
In addition, two crab-shaped robots also clicked out of the gaps in the car and climbed onto the roof. The mechanical structure twisted a few times like building blocks, and then seemed to expand five or six times. The flexible mechanical arms like octopus tentacles turned out, and each one was hung with a weapon.
A blue label combat robot copied from Tulon Factory. By the way, the imitation is better than the original, so what’s the problem? Luo Ming has always felt that the Tulong Machinery Factory was abnormal in all aspects.
Is this really brought about by the Engineers Guild and the Omnic Brotherhood?
In this regard, he once asked his old classmate, but the other party just ignored him.
Old classmates who haven’t seen each other for many years have also become talkative. Luo Ming could only lament the impermanence of life.
The rain of bullets formed an insurmountable line of fire, and all the Sand Riders who came into contact with the restricted area were torn into pieces of flesh and blood, including their men and dragons. Obviously, this group of people didn't realize at all that a mere transport convoy brought all kinds of heavy firepower, and their morale collapsed like an avalanche.
So, they were so thunderous when they rushed, and so scurrying when they dispersed. The leader holding the imperial dragon flag was the one who ran the smoothest.
Now look at it, his speed dragon is the fattest and strongest one on the scene, and it seems to have armor plates made of composite materials hung on key locations. Although the sandman himself was also wrapped in an inconspicuous gray cloak, those with military experience could tell at a glance that protective clothing was clearly hidden under the dirty canvas, and maybe it was a high-level one with a certain amount of motivation. goods.
The rider had dropped the imperial dragon flag to the ground, trampling it with bullets and rout troops. He himself fled towards the original route under the cover of his own people.
Luo Ming noticed this scene early and raised his gun several times to aim and shoot. However, he didn't know whether the other party was good at hiding or because he had problems with his marksmanship. He hit other targets.
Just when the enemy chief was about to escape from the shooting range, his terminal reminded him that another group of riders was approaching quickly. This is the reconnaissance result of the Hummingbird drone that climbed to a higher altitude.
He stopped shooting and prepared to aim in another direction.
The robots moved faster than him.
The two eight-claw robots on the roof of the cart made impeccable tactical movements. One of them continued to shoot at the enemy, while the other moved a few steps and pointed all the muzzles in a new direction.
The Hummingbird drone made a smooth sound of wind, holding the Vulcan cannon and flew towards the smoke in the distance with murderous intent, but within five seconds, they all flew back.
"It's one of our own!" Renner shouted loudly.
Of course, Luo Ming recognized that he was one of his own, and he was also a soldier of the independent assault group directly affiliated with the New Yumen Defense Command.
They are also a group of cavalry composed of sand people and spear-killing dragons. They are probably only the first hundred cavalry.
However, compared to the group of gangsters who shouted "Long Live the Emperor" just now but had beggars per capita, these riders were more like a "Knights".
The riders all wear bulletproof breastplates made of mirror charm composite material, helmets specially designed for the head shape of sand people, windproof cloaks, rifles on their backs and pistols on their waists, and high-carbon crystals in one hand. lances, and a few simply wielded Dili Diqi's spiral drill spears.
In addition, the velociraptors under their crotches were all covered with special exoskeletons, with armor plates hanging on their chests, abdomen and heads. Each one of them walked heavily but walked swiftly, and each of them had the aura of a tank charge.
This is actually not difficult to understand. Since humans can wear exoskeletons, so can animals. However, it is actually difficult for most livestock to adapt to the sudden high speed and divine power. The so-called operation of equipping a mount with a mecha is just a theoretical concept most of the time.
Fortunately, although the velociraptor is not very intelligent and is actually much weaker than a horse, it is one of the few riding beasts that can adapt to exoskeletons.
The breastplate of the leading sand knight is plated with a layer of red, and the helmet is also smeared with flame-colored tassels. At first glance, he looks like a prince from the classical era. He likes to wear enamel plate armor to show off, but it is often the most attractive. The kind where arrows gather fire.
However, when the enemy fled across the board, there was no longer the danger of being concentrated fire, and of course there was only room to show off their power.
He was indeed the bravest among the reinforcements present. Celong knocked away several enemies on the spot, glanced across the battlefield, raised his hand, and threw the crystal spear in his hand vigorously.
The spear made a sharp whistling sound, as if it had broken through the sound barrier. In the blink of an eye, it had crossed a distance of several hundred meters, and on the spot the gang leader who had fled far away was connected to the Velociraptor under his crotch. Pierced together.
The gang leader struggled twice and died without even having time to scream.
Luo Ming was stunned. Of course he knew that this assault group composed of the most elite sand people riders was very powerful, but he didn't expect it to be so powerful.
Even if we put aside the power and range of the throwing gun, just talking about the accuracy, just talking about the hit rate of a throwing gun hitting a moving target while sitting in a bumpy and rapid movement, it can be called a miraculous skill.
Such an operation is probably only possible for psykers, right?
However, he had never heard of any psychic talents among the sand people. The leader of the sand people's uprising in the Battle of Tulong that year, a three-ring Hessen elder, was said to be the greatest master of this race that could only be seen in a century.
In short, with the addition of this group of high-tech exoskeleton cavalry, the gangsters were unable to fight or escape, and were soon overtaken and killed one by one.
Yes, the members of this assault group had no intention of keeping prisoners at all. They treated the enemy coldly, efficiently and cruelly, just like they were treating class enemies.
...It seems that they are class enemies to begin with.
"Tutu! Tutu!" Renner on the co-pilot recognized the cavalry leader who was suspected of being a psyker with his miraculous skills and called his name loudly.
The captain of the cavalry slowed down, and Celong came over and laughed in surprise: "God's curse! Mr. Renner, ahaha, and the armored sergeant major. Are you out to do something? You have run so far. .”
However, probably because he was overly excited, his voice was a bit erratic, and at first glance he thought he was receiving an interfering phone call.
Of course, the erratic vibrato this time was fleeting, so fast that Luo Ming suspected it was an illusion.
The knight leader nodded again and smiled maliciously at the rank badge on the breastplate: "Sergeant Major, you want to..."
"I have transferred to a civilian position. A serious civil servant of the Directory will not salute you." Dai Jia rushed to say.
The other party let out a disappointed "tsk".
Luo Ming was sure it was not an illusion. He heard the other party's electronic vibrato again, and saw the thick mechanical arm, flowing with a metallic luster that was colder and harder than the silver scales.
He also later saw that one of the eyes of the leader of the Sand Knights had been completely transformed into an electronic eye. At first glance, it looked like he was wearing high-tech single-sided goggles, but he actually looked very stylish.
The other party probably noticed Luo Ming's gaze, but he stretched out his mechanical arm calmly: "The flesh and blood are weak! This mechanical arm, as well as my nuclear-powered heart, come from the working people of Tulong Factory. I use Their strength, protect the fruits of their labor! Witness the Mother Goddess of the River and the Father God of the Earth, the God of Dawn guides me to victory, and the God of Machinery and Electromagnetism gives me strength!”
You have more and more gods!
...In short, a prosthetic warrior.
Well, the Engineers Guild has established a branch in Xinyumen for almost two years, so it seems reasonable to trick a few of them into accepting prosthetic transformations. Compared to the other consultants of the Omnic Brotherhood, and compared to an old friend Luo Ming knew, this kid only had his arms, eyes, and a power furnace modified, which was already a very conservative transformation.
Luo Ming observed again and found that there were quite a few soldiers who had been transformed by prosthetics, and even a few speed dragons had a mechanical and metallic feel to them.
If you look closely, the velociraptor under Tutu's crotch even has a steel plate embedded in its lower jaw.
This is actually a prosthetic army.
The Omnic Brotherhood is really at home in this new Yumen!
Everyone introduced each other.
After Captain Tutu learned about Luo Ming's identity, he looked awe-struck and reminded: "These rebels have become more and more arrogant recently, as if to show their loyalty to the imperial devils. I have been all the way We have already killed three waves here. You must be careful, but once you get past the mountain and reach the northern foot, the security will be much better.”
"What about you?"
"Keep going."
"Where are you going this time?"
"Go to the other side of blood and sunset." Although this Sandman Dragon Knight looks like a prosthetic mechanical monster and dresses like a mighty prince from the classical era, he speaks like a poet.
"Speak humanly!"
"The headquarters asked us to go south and stand by."
"Qinan Plains? Shouldn't we make peace with Father Maolin's men?"
"No, further south. The big black sand sea to the south."
"Is this an order from Chief Carter?"
"Chief Carter? I can't reach there. It was arranged by Mr. Summers himself. He said that if the Empire comes, it will definitely land there."
"So, your task is..."
"Fighting for an opportunity is just a casual fight. If you run out of ammunition and food, it doesn't matter if you surrender, and he won't blame me. Hahaha, it's a strange mission, but since there are no hard requirements, it will be easier for me to handle it. ." The cavalry commander shrugged.
Surrender? However, will the Empire accept the surrender of the Cyborgs? Luo Ming also fell into silence for a while.
"The big sand sea...it's full of gravel dragons and cave sharks." Renner said.
"I know, just treat it like a safari. I haven't gone hunting in the sand sea for a long time. Oh, after all, he is the first major of the Sand People Marine Corps. People who have won medals don't have time to take a vacation." He puffed out his chest, making the logo representing the medal on his breastplate shine even more brightly.
This was the award he received after riding a mecha speed dragon in the "Battle of Conviction" and blowing the head of a certain troll centurion (sneak attack).
So, before the medal shone, his electronic prosthetic eye also began to shine.
While the three people in the car were speechless and looked at each other, the speeding dragoons wearing exoskeletons gradually walked away. The leader of the Sand People who was walking at the front quickly accelerated to catch up with his team and waved to them without looking back.
At this moment, although he was dressed like a chicken-feathered prince, he was as cool as a real knight-errant.
"If we really encounter the Gravel Dragon and Land Shark, he will be the first to be eaten. If we really encounter the Imperial Army, he will be the first to be bombed." Renner said viciously: "But that's what that guy originally thought. Right? ”
"That guy looks weird now, but he used to be the son of the leader of a very famous tribe. He also participated in the Battle of Tulong. Of course, like me, he belonged to the opposite faction." Dai Jia told Luo Ming.
"It's not important." Luo Ming said.
"Yeah. It doesn't matter at all." Renner couldn't agree more.