Life Game In Other World
Chapter 703

Chapter 703: 703

The steel wings, like thunder across the sky, missiles spewing flames ignited the night sky with their trailing fire.

Several Mechas that had not yet taken off were directly destroyed by the missiles breaking through the air.

In fact, Federation fighters were mostly capable of beyond-visual-range attacks, but the advantage of long-range missiles would diminish the closer they were to their target.

The reason the attacking fighters got so close before striking was to ensure the success of their surprise mission.

Now, beneath the huge and majestic walls, Mecha after Mecha rapidly ascended.

Compared to the fighters’ requirements for takeoff locations and time, Mechas had far fewer restrictions on takeoff.

Basically, they could enter combat as soon as they were activated.

At the same time, armored vehicles and automated defense cannons on the ground quickly swiveled their barrels.

The profound night sky was suddenly lit up by countless flashes of fire.

By the time Bram had detected the incoming fighters, they were already very close to the city walls.

So close, in fact, that with a burst of acceleration, the fighters could reach the exterior of the walls.

Therefore, almost from the beginning of the engagement, the two sides were within striking distance of each other.

This was the only hope the fighter squadron had to break through.

Even though most of the soldiers and military equipment at the West Gate had been redeployed elsewhere, there were still plenty of Mechas and automatic anti-aircraft guns left, along with a small portion of the city wall’s anti-air systems for support.

At this time, speed was key. While the defenders of the city, the Mercenary Corps, were still not fully responsive, they needed to quickly penetrate the battlefield and achieve their tactical objectives.

Three fighters from the squadron now plunged into the Mercenary Corps’ yet-to-be-fully-formed defense line without hesitation, like a sharp knife stabbing into their defenses.

Subsequently, this ’knife’ split apart on the sides, tearing open a gap, and then the three following transport planes, arranged in an inverted triangle formation, swiftly dashed through it.

Meanwhile, some of the faster-reacting Mechas had already snapped to their senses and rushed through the gap between the three fighters, emerging through the crevices amidst the swirling missiles, charging toward those three transport planes.

But as they drew near, they discovered that the cargo bays of the two leading transports were already open, and four C-level Hell Apostle Mechs slid out from them, igniting flames in mid-air to rapidly stabilize their forms and confront the oncoming Mechas head-on.

Simultaneously, a series of small bombs slipped continuously from the transport aircraft, dropping to the ground below.

The Kajet Mercenary Corps’ defense lines were further torn apart.

However, Bram, standing atop the high wall at that moment, was completely distracted by another event.

"What?"

Bram turned his head towards the officer beside him, "Someone is trying to breach the gate defenses?"

"Yes, sir,"

The officer beside him wiped sweat from his forehead, "Two Transcendents appeared out of nowhere, one resembling the Mayor’s escaped guard. You don’t need to worry, the squad you ordered to reinforce has already deployed..."

"No need,"

Bram lifted his binoculars, glanced at the battle outside the city, then tossed the binoculars to the officer and turned toward the elevator, "I’m heading down."

——

"Shall we start getting ready?"

Scait lifted his head, took a distant look at the skyscraper ahead, then turned to the little girl beside him and asked softly.

They were parked in a small alley near the Pollution Cleaning Department building in a cross-country vehicle.

"Mhm."

Jia Xi nodded, then she unbuckled her seatbelt, opened the door and got out, opened the rear door, and, standing on tiptoes, pulled out Scait’s metal briefcase from the back seat, dragging it out.

She could have lifted the briefcase, but she wasn’t tall enough, so she had to drag it out by grasping its edge.

Seeing her struggle, Scait immediately got out of the car, ready to help the little girl lift it, but by the time he walked around to her, Jia Xi had already dragged the briefcase completely out and placed it on the ground.

The little one searched around the handle of the briefcase, found a switch, and pressed it.

Click—

With a light click, the suitcase snapped open.

Inside was a neatly folded small-sized armed drone.

At this moment, Scait walked over. He took out the chip that Jia Xi had given him when they got into the car and inserted it into the concealed port at the rear of the drone.

Sizzle—

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the light at the top of the drone lit up as if it was recognizing the chip that had just been inserted.

"Hehe."

Jia Xi looked up at Scait and giggled.

In such dark skies, if she had to look for the port herself, it would have taken ages, so she gave the chip directly to Scait early on.

"What’s on this chip?"

Scait asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Custom drone...control...,"

Jia Xi scratched her head.

"Custom drone control system?"

Scait tried to finish her sentence.

"Mhm mhm," Jia Xi nodded, "That’s it! Grandpa said this will help us complete the mission."

Then she reached out, taking the drone out of the suitcase.

Scait stood by, slightly bewildered.

Although the drone was small and its body quite thin, being a small-sized drone, it still weighed nearly thirty kilograms.

This little one, who seemed to be barely over a meter tall and under ten years old, lifted the thirty-kilogram drone as if she was taking a plastic toy out of the box.

Although this ’toy’ might be a tad too large for this little one, making it a bit awkward for her to hold.

This drone, even when folded, was about eighty to ninety centimeters long, roughly two-thirds of Jia Xi’s height.

But how could this little one be so strong?

However, surprise aside, Scait quickly went over and helped Jia Xi unfold the drone, while he drew his sword that had been hidden in the suitcase.

After unfolding the drone, the two made their way to a corner of the alley, casting a distant glance at the dense crowd of soldiers in mercenary uniforms guarding the door.

"Uncle Sienzi and the others must have started by now,"

Jia Xi glanced at her wristband, then turned to Scait, "Uncle Scait, we need to hurry too. We only have ten minutes."

Scait paused, asking hesitantly, "Do we stick to the original plan?"

"Mhm mhm!"

Jia Xi nodded.

The little girl’s eyes, lively and alert, reflected the faint glow of the stars above.

Scait opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

They had no other support; it was just him and the little girl before him that made up the entire team for this operation.

As one of the most prominent official organizations in Saint Joen City, the Federal Bureau of Investigation was bound to have been given ’special attention.’

Almost every agent with a bit of capability had been held up in advance through various means. Even though Scait had been forewarned by the old man and arranged various plans, only a few regular agents managed to break free in the end.

Even he had only escaped with the help of the deputy director and the surrounding agents.

In fact, his departure was only known by the deputy director and some core agents. Most others simply thought the ’Mayor’ was in his office trying to activate some sort of hidden weapon.

The reason was simple; he couldn’t trust everyone, there were inevitably moles within the Federal Bureau of Investigation who had been bought off.

In truth, there was a force in the city that could barely put up resistance, and that was Mayor Kroter and Darn, the head of the City Defense Army.

So after Kroter died, the Mayor’s Guard, who were loyal to him, were mostly purged, only one confidant escaped, and the odds were that Darn’s situation wasn’t good either.

The person orchestrating this event from behind the scenes spent many years setting up this trap, calculating almost every move they could make.

Even the ordinary agents who had finally "broken free" were already on their way to support Sienzi.

Sienzi had gone to the headquarters of the Evolution Acolytes. He faced obstacles there similar to those here.

According to "Old Man’s" guess, the Pollution Cleaning Department building and the Evolution Acolytes headquarters are the three most critical points of this ritual, and there are certainly more than one C-level defense at each.

Even though Old Man had already cleared the Evolution Acolytes’ side once, transferring people from the Pollution Cleaning Department meant the defenses might be weaker. But Sienzi, a C-level, was not a combatant type.

He was just a healer, but now he was doing the work of a warrior.

So those Federal Bureau of Investigation agents were transferred over as support and cover.

He Ao did not hide the current situation from Scait.

Scait was well aware that they could only mobilize three C-levels, one D-level, a few Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, and... a little girl.

Their team, less than a handful of people, had to break through at three locations outnumbered by the enemy several times over and complete three tasks.

They were trying to change the fate of this city with the strength of a few individuals.

The purple glow in the sky grew brighter.

Scait did not know whether his people would ultimately succeed.

If he were to consider it from a mission giver’s point of view, he felt it was an almost suicidal mission with a very low success rate.

He knew that if he gave up the idea of saving the city and chose to surrender in his capacity as the head of the local Federal Bureau of Investigation office, he could survive.

He wasn’t from this city. He had just lost in the struggle at Ains and was ostracized to this remote small city.

He had no connection to this city.

He could even use this as a stepping stone to return to Ains afterwards with the help of the Kajet Group.

Indeed, he had many choices, choices that could let him walk away completely and optimize his benefits.

But he chose the worst among them, embarking on this road to death.

Thinking this, he looked at the little girl in front of him, about to say what was on his mind.

But the girl, seeming to have already noticed his unease, quickly said before he could speak, "Uncle Scait, only this way can we survive."

Her words directly choked back the words Scait was about to say.

Actually, he was reluctant to take Jia Xi on this dangerous adventure.

But he also knew that the little girl in front made a different decision from his.

If he chose to step back, he could still scrape by, but Jia Xi did not have the right to make her own choice; if she stepped back, her fate would no longer be in her own hands, and should the operation fail, Jia Xi would just be one of the city’s many sacrifices.

However, he was still somewhat worried.

Even as a sacrifice, one could live a little longer.

Jia Xi too was looking at this ’uncle’ she had just met that day.

Her bright eyes twinkled, suddenly realizing what the issue was, she looked at Scait, "Uncle Scait, my grandfather is willing to trust me, are you willing to trust me too?"

Upon hearing this, Scait was stunned.

He suddenly remembered how effortlessly Jia Xi had lifted the drone.

All his ’worries’ about Jia Xi, were actually about the power she possessed.

Eventually, he revealed a smile and said with a laugh, "I trust you."

"Then let’s high-five."

Jia Xi raised her small hand high.

"High-five!"

Scait smiled and raised his hand, touching it to Jia Xi’s little hand,

At this moment, the previously repressed emotions slowly dissipated with the night breeze.

"Jia Xi,"

He looked at the little girl before him and, with a smile in the midst of her puzzled gaze, said, "Thank you, you are very impressive."

Actually, he wasn’t solely worried about Jia Xi just now.

He was afraid.

He wasn’t as composed as he had imagined.

The mindset he held just now had actually considered the mission a certain death mission, treating Jia Xi as someone who would surely die during the operation, which was why he attempted to "dissuade" Jia Xi.

There’s an old saying at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, "When you lose confidence, failure has already begun."

Had he charged out with that mindset just now, he would have almost certainly died here.

"Of course, Jia Xi is really impressive!"

The little girl stood with her hands behind her back, poking her head for a glance at the Pollution Cleaning Department building.

Scait watched Jia Xi’s back.

This little girl possessed a wisdom far beyond her years.

"Shall we proceed with the operation?"

Jia Xi turned her head back to look at Scait.

"Hmm,"

This time it was Scait who nodded, and then he suddenly remembered something and looked at the plump contours of Jia Xi’s little face, "Right, all communications within the city are cut off, how did you manage to pass the final message to ’Old Man’?"

"There’s a way."

Jia Xi turned around, touched her little mouth, and walked toward the drone.

——

West City Gate

Bang——

Bullets tearing through the night almost instantly hit the incoming mechanical body, piercing right through the chest of the mechanized body.

YiXiya held the Gauss Gun, rolled forward,

In front of her, a burly man holding a broadsword was intermittently illuminated by a golden, invisible shield on his body, resisting the sprayed bullets, then charged forward recklessly.

Behind her was a light armored vehicle, destroyed by an armor-piercing rocket, still burning with flames.

YiXiya looked up at the burly man before her, her actions devoid of any hesitation, she followed close behind the man as they swiftly moved forward.

Just now, they had used an armor-piercing projectile to destroy the armored vehicle during the sentinels’ shift change; then the burly man, whose body could generate shields, led the way, with her trailing, advancing quickly.

Their ultimate goal was to reach the ’emergency switch’ that could control the opening and closing of the city gate.

Normally, the opening and closing of the gates are automatically controlled by the control room on the high walls, but the emergency switch is not among them.

This switch is located within a set doorway, right behind the city gate.

Its function is to switch the gate from automatic to ’manual,’ enabling direct operation on the switch in the doorway.

But it requires a physical key, which only the Mayor can use, to authenticate access for manipulating the switch, and the authority of the emergency switch is higher than any other switch.

This switch itself is one of the methods for the Mayor to control the City Defense Army.

Actually, the distance from the outer edge of the city gate to the emergency switch is not far, just about a dozen meters.

But the mercenaries of Kajet didn’t just defend in front of the city gate; they backed against the gate, forming an arc-shaped defensive circle that was nearly semi-circular.

And it was a triple-layer defense.

They stretched the distance that needed to be breached to several dozen meters, through several layers of defense.