Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 752 - 626: Different Mines on the Moon

Chapter 752: Chapter 626: Different Mines on the Moon

The shuttle machine had not yet approached Yibei City when it was attacked by multiple monsters.

At least five Frost Giants appeared in the blizzard, these massive beings that once ravaged the northern Taixi Continent, now appearing in the Northern Archipelago! The life-stealing cold temperatures proving to be the perfect living environment for them.

"Woof! Woof!" Snowball charged forward, leaping into the snow.

Its temperature monitoring module gave no alarm. Some metals become brittle at ultra-low temperatures, but the alloy used by Snowball and most synthetic humans is very tough, able to withstand temperatures of -100℃, and other non-metallic materials and parts can also withstand temperatures around -60℃, hence it was in valiant form.

Snowball dashed toward the nearest Frost Giant. Little Fool clung to the side of the shuttle machine, watching it run without blinking.

The Frost Giant turned sluggishly toward Snowball, looking down from its lofty height at the mechanical dog.

Little Fool’s attention swiftly shifted to the formidable Frost Giant. Perhaps because it had just transformed, it wasn’t covered with pale or frost-blue hair as recorded in the database, but was bald, roughly 12 meters tall, with a distorted appearance and covered in a thick layer of ice.

"Woof!" Snowball lunged, biting hard at its shin, as if it had latched onto a large chunk of ice cap, leaving only trivial scratch marks with its sharp teeth.

Maintaining stability was not a problem, but fighting the Frost Giant was another challenge. After Snowball’s attack failed, it was immediately kicked away by the Frost Giant, disappearing into the depths of the snow.

"Snowball!" Little Fool exclaimed in shock.

"Roar—" The Frost Giant easily flicked Snowball away, and then it and its companions roared in unison, constantly swinging their arms and kicking out their legs, using their overwhelmingly superior size to crush mortals and Witches alike.

"Careful!" Several soldiers, fighting in the blizzard, fired at the Frost Giant and quickly retreated, trying to avoid being hit. Their bullets had little effect on the Frost Giant.

As a Battle Witch, Ise Hanabi continued her charge.

She activated her magic power, envisioning the movement of each giant around her as if multiple keyframes were overlaid on their bodies. She could see the trajectory of their movements for the next few seconds, enabling her to easily dodge their attacks.

"Slash!" She cried out, swinging her great cross sword at a Frost Giant’s shin.

Crash!

The sound of ice crystals shattering.

She was well aware of the power of her great sword. After Farosa personally refined it with magic power, it could even pierce through 800 millimeter alloy armor used by heavy tanks.

As expected, the blade swiftly broke through the ice layer, sinking deep into the shin of the Frost Giant before her.

But—

It was as if it were stuck in a glacier from time immemorial! Ise Hanabi tried to pull out her great sword, but it was firmly lodged in the middle of the Frost Giant’s shin.

"Roar!" The Frost Giant roared repeatedly.

The Wolf Girl, howling, pounced forward. After transforming into a giant wolf, her burly black silhouette was particularly conspicuous in the blizzard, nearly half the size of the giants. She collided with a Frost Giant, her huge claws tearing at its head, shrieking shrilly as she furiously tore open its skull, spilling countless frosty ice crystals.

Bitter winter left numerous frosty traces on her fur and sectional armor. The Wolf Girl overpowered a Frost Giant, but the others kept closing in, stretching out their arms, seemingly ready to grab and violently tear the Wolf Girl apart from every direction, which was extremely horrifying.

"Giant airborne threat incoming!" The scout shouted.

The radar displayed a super-large monster with a diameter of over 40 meters flying towards them from the sky. On the imaging device, its appearance was startling, enveloped in an endless blizzard, truly fearsome.

The surprise attack on the ground was turning disadvantageous. The strange winter monsters were extremely threatening in their icy home field.

"How long till contact?" Xu Yang frowned.

"One minute!"

"The shuttle machine, retreat immediately, take the intelligence collected, and go back to design a targeted combat strategy," Xu Yang ordered.

Since the network site of Yibei City was destroyed, every piece of intelligence from here was exceedingly precious and had to be sent back to Shangjing.

"What about them!" The scout looked terrified at the soldiers still struggling on the ground.

"I’ll lead them to safety," Xu Yang said as he pulled open the door of the shuttle machine, ready to jump down.

Turning his head, he saw the dazed look on Little Fool’s face. Even though she didn’t say anything, Xu Yang knew she wanted to follow him.

Seeing that she had already put on her cold-resistant clothes, Xu Yang let her grab onto his back.

Next, Xu Yang pulled open the hatch and jumped down with force.

He landed steadily on the snowy ground, the reaction force lifting Little Fool’s body. Xu Yang quickly set her down and then directed the combat personnel to retreat with him; he had already planned all the contingency strategies.

To avoid the huge threat in the sky, the shuttle machine had to leave immediately. Those caught in combat on the ground also had to retreat right away. They stopped struggling with the Frost Giants, turned around, and ran quickly, following Xu Yang’s steps.

Xu Yang maintained communication with every combatant and mechanical body in the blizzard. The Frost Giants were enduring and had incredible destructive power but were slow-moving and could not catch up with them in a short time; they could only desperately chase behind.

"This way!" Xu Yang climbed onto a mountain road covered by a heavy blizzard, struggling through the snow and finally arriving at the entrance of a mine.

The tracks for transporting minerals were covered by heavy snow, and the entrance sign "Tsukubetsu Mine" was also full of frost. A lamp hung at the door, providing scant illumination; in this blizzard, it was as dim and hazy as the light of a firefly.